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RECORDS OF THE PIKE
FAMILY ASSOCIATIONOF AMERICA, 1900-1901

SACO, MAINE.
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FIRST REUNION OF THE PIKE FAMILY.

AUGUST15, 1900, the following notice, was sent to the—many members of the Pike Family in America:
The Reunion of the Pike Family will be held at
Salisbury, Mass.,

Tuesday and Wednesdajs Sept.

11 and12, 1900.

All persons of this great name or descended therefrom,and all interested in commemorating the life and deeds ofthat "Great English Commoner," the "Worshipful Maj.
Robert Pike," of Salisbury, are respectfully requested to

be present.

Accommodations can be had at Hotel Gushing, Salisbury
Beach, for meals or lodging, providing due notice is given
the undersigned in advance.
Please give notice throughyour local papers and notify your relatives.

Respectfully,
C. L.

Pursuant to the above

call,

PIKE, Saco, Maine.

upon the said Tuesday andWednesday, Sept. 11th and 12th, 1900, at Hotel Gushing,
Salisbury Beach, Mass., was held the
the

of

great

familyof

firstgrand reunion

Pike and their descendentsinAmerica.

Over 2,000 of the above circular letters of invitation toreunion had been sent out over the continent wherever the name had been found, by Dr. Clifford L- Pike of
Saco, Me., who with the Hon. Edwin B. Pike of Pike's
Station, N. H., and others had conceived and carried this
thisidea to its final completion.

A committee had been chosen in behalf of the family andits

friends, to look after the interests of the reunion.

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committee consisted of John Broadhead Pike as chairman,
John Q. Evans, Secretary, and True B. Pike, Dr.
Jacob F. Spalding, Fred G. Brown, Amy Pike Brown;
Miss Hattie Pike of East Boston, Mrs. Lizzie C. Pike,
Derry, N. H., Capt. John F. Pike, Worcester, Mrs. Annie
Pike Snow, Newburyport and Mrs. Mary Lewns to whose
uniting efforts the success of the occasion was largely due.
A Brass Band of sixteen pieces had been provided the;

Postofficeclosed by an order from

Washington,D.

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reduced fares on all electric roads the homes of all the oldsettlers had been looked up and the Hon. Wm. H. Moody,
Congressman from the Sixth Congressional District of;Massachusetts, had been invited to speak to us in honor of
the occasion and every comfort and convenience was pro-vided by the manager of Hotel Cushing.

The meeting was called together in the spacious hall at
Hotel Cushing at 2 p. m., Tuesday, Sept. 11, by the secretary of the local committee and Hon. Joseph Trevitt Pikeof New York City was called upon to act as temporary
chairman and Dr. Clifford L. Pike of Saco, Me., to uct as
temporary secretary of the meeting.
Upon motion of Walter N. Pike of Floral Park, N. Y.,
it was voted that the chairman appoint a committee consisting of five members at the meeting to act with the tempor-

ary chairman and secretary, to draft By-Laws for the association and to put in nomination its various officers.

The chairman appointed the following to act upon thatcommittee, Walter N. Pike of Floral Park, N. Y., Rev.
Dr. Ezra B. Pike of East Brentwood, N. H.,

Q. Evans and True B. Pike of Salisbury andHon. John
Gordon B.

Pike of New York City.

The meeting was then adjourned to meet at four o'clockif

possible.

At the appointed time the meeting was again called toorder and the following By-Laws were submitted:

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Article I.
This Association shall be called the Pike Family Association.

Article II.

Any person may become a member of thisMembership:
Association

of

the

name of Pike or a lineal descendent
name and payment

therefrom, of English ancestor of thatof fifty cents.

Dues:

Article III.
The dues each year shall be twenty -five cents.

Article IV.
Meetings shall be held every two years at
such place and time, the Executive committee may deterMeetings:

mine.

Article V.
Shall

Officers:

Vice-Presidents,

consist(3)ofPresident,(l)Secretary,

who

shall

(2)

Twelve

also

act

as

Treasurer, (4) Executive Committee which shall consist of
the President, First Vice-President, Secretary and four
otheis.

Article VI.
Duties:•in

Duties shall be such as usually attach to officers

similar organizations.

Article VII.
for necessary incidental
expendedbe
Money:
expenses of the Association and any surplus may be usedin Genealogical and Historical research under the direction
Shallof the Executive Committee.

Article VIII.
These By-Laws may be amended at any
meeting of the Association by a majority vote of the memAmendments:

bers present.

The officers put in nomination were:
Edwin B. Pike of Pike's Station, N. H.

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For President,
For First Vice-

President, Joseph T. Pike, 4.3 Exchange Place, New York

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City; For Secretary, who shall also act as Treasurer, Dr.

For Executive Committee,
Clifford L. Pike of Saco, Me.
the President, First Vice-President, Secretary and Walter
N. Pike of Floral Park, N. Y. Rev. Dr. Ezra B. Pike of;;John Q. Evans, Salisbury, Mass.
Gordon B. Pike, 111 5th Avenue, New York City. The
eleven other Vice-Presidents were recommended to be
East Brentwood, N. H.

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nominated from the floor.
Upon motion the report of the Committee was accepted
and the Submitted By-Laws were adopted by the Associawas electedtion, and Edwin B. Pike of Pike's Station
Place,
New
Exchange
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President; Joseph
CliffordDr
Vice-President;
First
L.
York City was elected

who shall also

Pike of Saco, Me., was elected Secretary,

The Executive Committee elected were
The President Edwin B. Pike of Pike's Station, N. H.
First Vice-President Joseph T. Pike, 43 Exchange Place,
New York City. the Secretary Dr. Clifford L- Pike of Saco,
Me. Walter N. Pike of Floral Park, N. Y. Rev. Dr Ezra

act as Treasurer.

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East Brentwood, N. H. John Q. Evan:- ofSalisbury, Mass., and Gordon B. Pike, 111 5th Avenue,
B.

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New York City.
The eleven Vice-Presidents elected by nomination from
Hon. Leroy F. Pike of Cornish, Me.;Miss Ida Mae Pike of Aberdeen, S. D.
Mrs. Susannah
French, 1789 Hon. Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn.
Mrs.

the floor were:;;

Annie C. Snow of Newburyport, Mass. Miss Helen A.
Pike, 38 Green Street, Newburyport, Mass. Mrs. Harriet
Pike White, 349 Garden Avenue, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
Robert H. Pike, Union, N. H. Rev. Cornelius Pike, 60
Sycamore Street, New Bedford, Mass. Miss Lillian Pike,
Coast Survey, Washington, D. C. Rev. Mrs. Mary Katherine Pike Heald of San Raphael, N. M. and Mrs. Emma
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Pike Buswell of Salisbury, Mass.
It was voted, after some discussion, to hold the meetingand exercises of the Association Sept. 12, within the hall

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Gushing the program to commence at ten o'clock,a. m., then voted to adjourn to that time and place.
at HotelSeptember 12, 1900.
At the appointed time and place the meeting was called
to order by the President and it wasvoted to have a meet-ing of the Association some time during next year at Hotel
Gushing, Salisbury Beach. The time being left to the

Executive Gommittee.
Suitable remarks was then made by the President andthe program was called.

PROGRAM.
Miss Agnes Pike, Newburyport, Mass.
Piano Solo,
Address of Welcome, Rep. John Q. A. Pettengill, Salisbury, Mass.
Mrs. F. A. Hardy, West Derry, N. H.
Vocal Selection,
The Pike Family of Salisbury, Hon. John Q. Evans, Salisbury, Mass.
Mrs. Cora F. Pike, Saco, Me.
Vocal Selection,
Mrs. Helen Walton Ross, Ipswich, Mass,
Original Poem,The F'uture of the Pike Family,
Rev. Dr. Ezra B. Pike, E. Brentwood, N. H.
Rep. John Q. A. Pettengill, Salisbury, Mass.
Vocal Selection,
Congressman Hon. Wm. H. Moody, Haverhill, Mass.
Address,
The Pike Family Association.
America,At the conclusion of the exercises the meeting of the
Association was adjourned.

THE PIKE FAMILY OF SALISBURY.
Mr. Ghairman:— You may somewhat wonderatmybeing selected to speak to you of the "Pike Family" ofSalisbury being not closely, related to them, but as of theeighth generation from Major Robert Pike whose daughter
Elizabeth married William Garr and also by a second linefrom Israel the sister of the Major's, who married Henry
True; I consider myself as in good and regular standing inthis reunion.

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As a resident of the town of Salisbury I join with others
in extending a welcome toeach andtown of your honored ancestors.

all

of

you to the old

A town which has for

260 years been the home of the family and from whence
have gone out many representatives who have honored thename of Pike. Nevertheless we have within our town
many representatives of the name and our voting list showsno less than 30 names out of our 400 voters.
When John Pike and his five children landed in thiscountry in 1635 and took up their residence on the banksof the Parker river in Newbury they found awaiting them
the task of subduing the wilderness.

Such men as John Pike and his two stalwart sons, Johnand Robert must have been a valuable addition to the little
settlement and have found ample sc6pe for all of theirenergies.

Of John we know little beyond the names of his family.
That he came in the "James" from Southampton and whilecalled "L,aborer from L,angford" "this may have been but
a deception to conceal a more noted person from tyrannicalregulations.

The probabilities are that John Pike was a man of liberal
education and much natural ability not only from his having two sons, who ranked so high in later years in the history of this colony and that of the

New Jersey, but fromsome evidence of John's personal ability.
The court
records show that he acted as attorney in two cases andsuccessfully in each occasion.

He seems to have made his home in his last j'^ears withhis son, Robert in Salisbury where he died in 1654, leaving

property to the amount of ^230, comprising nearly ^15 in

His home and land at Newbury and land at theHis will made two days before his
death gave his estate to his sons and ^20 to each of his
three daughters, Dorothy, Ann and Israel.
clothing.

new town (Salisbury.)

John, the elder son, continued to live in Newbury until.

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9about 1670 when he moved to Woodbridge, N. J., where
he became the leading man of the community. Its president and the ancestor of that branch of. the family.
Oneof his sons Joseph continued to live in Salisbury andHav-erhill for some j'cars.

When the town of Salisburj^ was settled in 1638 we findthe younger son Robert then a young man of 22, one of the

60 odd pioneers who crossed the Merrimac to dispute withthe red man and the wolf the possession of the soil.

choice of a houselot

In thefortune seems to have favored him

way to Hampton andway to the great neck (now the beach road.) This land
being now in possession of Mr. D. M. Deal.
Here hebuilt his home and where was born to him a family of threesons and four daughters, who reached mature years.
Together with others of the "commoners" he received allotwith two acres in the corner of thements of land in all of the divisions, the chief of whichwere his pasture now the home of the Pikes on the oldferry road, 100 acres at Batt's hill and a large division at
Amesbury. This land he mostly disposed of by deed ofgift to his children during his life leaving onlj' a moderateestate at his death.
His home and lot of three acres hegave to his grandson Robert, son of Robert, the j^ear prior
to his decease,

who later

sold

it

to hisfather-in-law,

William Hook, Jr., and moved to Exeter. To his younger
son Moses he deeded his pasture where he later settled andwhich has been in the family to this day.
Of Robert Pike's public services I shall have little to saj^leaving to others more competent the task of eulogizing
one so eininenth^ entitled thereto.
He early took a prominent position in the militia being a
Lieutenant at 32, captain at 37 and Major when 41 years
During King Philip's war, he was in command ofof age.
all the forces of Norfolk Co., Mass., and those located in
the State of Maine.
As early as 1650 he was what would
now be called a trial justice and in 1672 an associate judge

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In political

life

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a member ofand of the Governor's Council
reached the age of 80
havingfrom 1682 to 1696, when

the General Court when 32

years he retired to the private life of the farm.
on
In local affairs a selectman from 1661 to 1677 andhisservices
publichisOfcommittees.
many responsible

denunciation of the General Court for enacting a law toforbid any but ordained ministers from preaching and forwhich he brought down upon his head the viols of theirThis and his defense of the witches so far as towrath.
question the value of testimony given against them were
events in his life which were far-reaching and the right ofpetition as well as the right of honest and impartial trial
have been legacies left by him for which the whole country
yea the world itself can do homage to his memory.
It has been said that he was a man of much strength andTradition states that on theof a robust constitution.

voyage to this country he asked the captain for an increase
When questioned as to his need of more foodof rations.
by a display of strength he took a large iron bar and bent
itinto aU form.

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Again his trips to Boston when 80 years of age on horseback a two day's ride shows that a rugged physique musthave been given him. The last ten years of his life waspassed in the quiet of his town, where he died Dec. 12,

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Journal says his father was very
Buried in the old yard
temperate in eating and drinking.

His son Johnin his,|on the Beach road no stone now marks his resting-place.
There is in the rooms of the Massachusetts Historical
Society a painting which has been copied and thought by

however moresome to be that of Major Robert Pike.

It isprobable that of Dr. Robert, son

Rev. John Pikeofof

Dover.

Of his children, Sarah married Wymond, son of Thomasj;Reunion of the Pike Family.

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Bradbury and for her second husband, John Stockman.
She lived near the present residence of Dr. Spaulding. A
son,

WN'mond Bradbury, married Maria, the daughter ofRev. John Cotton of Plymouth and the sister of the wife ofRev. James Allen, the third minister of Salisbury, andwere ancestors of Theophilus Bradbury of Newburyport, a
noted judge and representative to Congress.
Pardon a slight digression but I wish to speak a few
words of Thomas Bradbury, the co-worker and relative of
The first town clerk of the town holding the
Major Pike.
office formilitia,

some

the

fifty -four

firstyears, a selectman, captain

of

man

of

school teacher of thetown, athorough education, he wrote most of the legal papers allof which testify to his excellent penmanship and thoroughHis wife in her old age accused of witchcraft,education.
was released, (in large part) through the efforts of her old
Anotherand neighbor. Major Robert Pike.
frienddaughter, Dorothy married Joshua Pierce and for her second husband, John Light, while Elizabeth married William
Carr, son of George, the noted shipbuilder and ferryman.
Of his sons, John married Sarah, daughter of Rev. Joshua
Moody. He preached at Dover and Hampton. A leading
Of his eight children
minister of the times using no notes.
one Robert was a physician of some note.
The second son made his home with his father and diedin 1690, leaving a son Robert, who received the homesteadof his grandfather.

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The third son, Moses, ancestor of the Pikes of Salisburyof his father a large tract of land on the ferry
Here he built his house and here his descendents
have lived to the present day. His wife was Susanna,daughter of Timothy Worcester and grand -daughter ofRev. William, the first minister of Salisbury and a man ofgreat learning and piety.
Of his eight children, two sons settled out of town,
Timothy at Newbury where a son, Timothy moved toreceivedroad.

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127'Maine and his son William resided in Calais.
The father
famous war correspondent of
the New York Tribune and another of the "New Puritan."
A brother, Frederick, was one of Maine's most able lawyers,
Representative to Congress, who gave many thousandof James Shepherd Pike, thedollars to the erection of the public librarj^ of that city.

The 5^oungest son, Joseph, settled in Kensington, his
son Joseph moved to Maine and was the ancestor of Dr.
Clifford L. Pike to whom we are all under obligations forthe success of this meeting.

Of his other two sons, who staj^edintown, Elias was acaptain in the militia and selectman for eleven terms.

Hemarried Joanna, daughter of Rev. James Allen, and had twosons, Moses, who was ancestor of the branch of the family

represented by the Pikes

among

now living on the ferry road andhis descendents are

Rev. James Pike, a notedclergyman in the Methodsst church, was graduated atWesleyen University and a presiding -elder for several
terms,

Representative to Congress for two terms andColonel of the 16th N. H. Volunteers.
A brother, Moses
K., was of the board of selectmen and emigrated to Minne-

His son, James Frederick, is now one of the leading
lawyers of Seattle, Washington.

sota.

The remaining son, John, probably lived on the homestead of his father and had five sons.

Jacob and Elias are
the ancestors of the Rings Island branch of the family,
while Capt. James probably inherited a portion of theproperty of his father.

and six daughters.

He had twelve children, six sons
The oldest, John, married Mary Pet-tengill and had sons, James, John, Nicholas and Joseph.
Another son, Silas, lived on the road to the beach and hadsons, John, William, Josiah, Israel,

Joseph and Charles.

The Pike Family of Salisbury have been given largely toagricultural pursuits and I find no records of their being
engaged in manufacturing and only to a small extent in theway of trade.

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The strong robust constitution seems to have come down
all the generations and is toda^^ perceived in the•members of the family. Many stories are in existence of
the ability to labor by certain members of the family, oneof them mowing a three acre field before breakfast and thenhurrying home to get ready to do a day's work or of working all day unloading a cargo from a vessel at Newbury
port coming home and mowing a five acre piece of marsh,
during the night and at work unloading the vessel thethroughfollowing day.

Again the Pikes have married well and in their veinscourses the blood of Worcester and Allen, leading ministers
Bradbury of whom I have spoken, of Rev.
Cotton of Plymouth, of the Moodys, Stevens,
Frenches, Hooks, Smiths, Batons, Pettengills and othersof Salisbury,Johnof the most substantial families of the town.

As a result of the mingling of such blood has been produced a family who have been a credit to our town. In
most cases of some means, if not absolutely well to do
citizens, of high moral character.
During the more than two and a half centuries whichhave elapsed since the famil}^ was first established in the
town many and vast have been the changes which havetaken ])lace on every hand.
PVoni the horseback ride oftwo days to Boston to that of the time by steam to only asingle hour might serve as an illustration of the march of
progress, or as the few farmers who came to the beach fortheir salt hay as compared to this beautiful village by thesea with its spacious hotels and electric communications.
Of Major Robert Pike's brave defense of the nearby towns
from attack by the Indians to the present time when we all
dwell in absolute peace and safety.
Mr. Chairman my time has expired and I close with mybest wishes for a prosperous session, a pleasant visit to an
old town and grand old beach and that when you go fromus you may retain pleasant memories of this visit and theRecords of the Pike Family.

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wish

to

continue to hold your re -unions hereinfutureyears.

A TRIBUTE TO ROBERT PIKE.
AN ORIGINAL POEM.

No standard hold our peaceful days,
To weigh the great man's meed of praise.
To him, and such as with him came,
For love and truth, and not for fame
We cannot render honor due,
We cannot feel the ills they knew,
The watchful nights, the toilsome days
The hungry waiting for the maize.

Have we been forced to guard our own
Our wives or children and hearthstone

From dreaded beasts that prowl at night
And the fierce red man's savage might?

He never must his guard forego
Although the corn might need the hoe,Though all the store of winter's wood

A waiting giant oak tree stood.
He, who must bear his heavy sackOf grain to mill upon his back,Through forests pathless, wild and dark

And echoing with the grey wolf's bark.
No grocer came with book in hand.
Anticipating each demand;

No meat in heavy piled -up cart
For him to choose the choicest part.
His daughters seven though fair, I ween
In silk attire were never seen.
The little hand-loom's busy toilMust furnish them with wardrobes, all.
The rude brick oven, grim and black
Held place within the chimney stack.
And yawned each week, with mouth wide -spread,To swallow pans of coarse, brown bread,;—

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Which hurrying girls must mix and knead,
Then hie them back, their wheels to tread.

When, with his boj's he came at noon
In answer to the sounding horn
Did he not long to rest, I trow
Beneath the spicy balsam bough.
While August suns were fiercely hot,And rustling corn was tasseled out.
To dream of English lanes so cool.
The hedge-rows white, the dimpling pool

He loved in early childhood days?
The red-cheeked boys who shared his plays?
Ah, no such bed of ease for him,
But work, and watch, and battle grim.

Arm! Arm! the word passed swiftly on.
The call for men to march and join
In one strong band, to check the wroth

And barbarous Pequods, from the north!

No stately highway led him on
From village into village borne;

No fiery locomotive screamed
A summons as he sleeping dreamed;
No trolley halted at his door,
To bear him straight to Boston shore.
There to embark on craft that flew,
Swift as the wind the water through,But painful walk in oozy slime

That to the knee rose many a time.
Or tangled undergrowth of thorn.
Or snaky fen, or goblin's torn.

Above the narrowness of creed
Down to our ears has come his deed,That bade the tithing man beware

To use the lash, but rather spare
The weeping woman of renown

Who walked a culprit through the town.
Would I could paint him for you now.
Just as he lived so long ago,

Three hundred years and fifty more.
But, as I mentioned once before;
We have no standard in these days.
To weigh the great man's meed of praise.

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Voted to adjourn, to meet again at Hotel Gushing, Salisbury Beach, some time during the early part of the summer season of 1901, at such time as shall be fixed by the
Executive Committee.

MEMBERS OF THE PIKE FAMILYASSOCIATION.
Pike, Mrs. Addie M.,

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120 Waterman, Ave., E. Providence, R.

Miss Arra May,
Miss Agnes M.,
Miss Alice B.,
Albert Hilton,
Alvin,

Dr. A. Stanley, (1902)

Waterville,
6 Gordon St.,

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Me.

Newburyport, Mass.

Kane St., Dorchester, Mass.
Epping, N. H.
Sweden, Me.
303 Alexander St., Rochester, N. Y.

Baxter Payson,
Charles O.,
Mrs. Charles, (Lucinda C.)
Miss Cora B.,
Charles M.,
Caleb,

Mrs. Caleb, (Susan A.)
Miss Clara M.,

Topsfield, Mass.
199 W. 6th, St., Boston. Mass.

199 W. 6th, St., Boston, Mass.
122 Pearl St., Boston, Mass.

Salisbury, Mass.

Salisbury, Mass.
Salisbury, Mass.

Wheaton Seminary, Norton, Mass.

Dr. Clifford L.,

Saco, Me.

Mrs

Saco, Me.

Clifford, (Cora F.)Charles F.. (1901)
Clifford S., (1901) (with H.

Livermore, Me.

& W. S. Drew) Jacksonville, Fla.

Charles Sumner, (1902) 1033-1034 Marquette Bid., Chicago, 111.
Rev. Cornelius, (1902) 60 Sycamore St., New Bedford, Mass.
Mrs. Cornelius, (Laura Barker) (1902)
60 Sycamore St., New Bedford, Mass.

Pike Daniel C,
64 Green St., Lowell, Mass.
" Mrs. Daniel, (Arabella
64 Green St., Lowell, Mass.
S.)" David B.,
120 Waterman Ave., E. Providence, R. I.
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Elroy P.,
Mrs. Elroy P., (Ada A.)
Miss Emma E.,
Miss Etta G.,
Miss Eva A.,

Salisbury, Mass.

Salisbury, Mass.

Epping, N. H.
N. H.
33 State St., Portsmouth, N. H.

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Box 196, Lawrence, Mass.

Pike, Miss Eleanor Scott,10 2nd St.,

Edward Young,Rev. Dr. Ezra B.,
Mrs. Elizabeth A.,

E. Bertram,
Mrs. Elizabeth Currier,
Ezekiel,Miss Ellen M.,

Edwin B.,
Mrs. Edwin B., (Harriet F.)
Ezra B., Jr.,Miss Eva A., (1901)
Rev. EliasT., (1902)

Newburyport, Mass.
East Brentwood, N. H.
East Brentwood, N. H.
Pike's Station, N. H.
West Derry, N. H.
Revere, Mass.
Antrim, N. H.
Pike's Station, N. H.
Pike's Station, N. H.
East Brentwood, N. H.
Livermore Falls, Me.
Williamsburg, Iowa.

Frank C.
Freeman Dudley,

Keene, N. H.
Milton, N. H.

Worcester, Mass.
Frederick S., (Died, July 12, 1901)
686 Washington St., Boston, INIass.
Frederick A.,

George T.
George H.,
Mrs. George F.,
George C,
Mrs. George C,
George K.,
Mrs. George K.,
Gordon B.,
Miss Gertrude Irene, (1901)
Herbert A.,
Mrs. Herbert A./

New York, N. Y.

124 South 12th St., Reading, Pa.

203 Lexington St., E. Boston, Mass.
Newfields, N. H.

South Bend, Ind.
South Bend, Ind.

Miss Ida Mae,

Aberdeen, S. D.
43 Exchange Place, New York, N. Y.

Capt. John F.,

46 Hollywood St., Worcester, Mass.

Jonathan,Jabez M.,
Jabez M., Jr.,James,

Kane St., Dorchester, Mass.
Ill 5th Ave..

44 Winthrop St., West Newton, Mass.

Miss Hannah, (1901)
Horace L.,
Mrs. Horace L.,

John Q.,
Mrs. John Q., (Sadie M

Los Angeles, Cal.
Salisbury, Mass.
Salisbury, Mass.
Kane St., Dorchester, Mass.

44 Winthrop St., West Newton, Mass.

Hattie N.,

Joseph T.,

Brockton, Mass.
Newfields, N. H.

)

Livermore Falls, Me.
Epping, N. H.
Epping, N. H.
Lubec, Me.
Lubec, Me.
Danvers, Mass.

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Pike, Mrs. James,

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Joseph E.,

8 Dracut St.

John Charles,
Mrs. John Charles,
James O.,John S.,
Mrs. John S.,
John B.,
Mrs. John B.,
John Arthur,

8 Lincoln St.

Jay Nelson,

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Danvers, Mass.
Lawrence, Mass.
Brookfield, N. H.
Brookfield, N. H.
Xewfields, N. H.
Exeter, N. H.
Exeter, N. H.
Salisbury, Mass.
Salisbury, Mass.
Rochester, N. Y.

Abstract Block, Lake City, :Minn.

James S.,

Readsboro, Vt.

Mrs. James, (Rev.) (1901)
James M., (1902)

Newfields, N. H.

Livermore Falls, Me.

Miss Katherine A.,
Miss Katherine G., (1901) 313 Taylor St

Salisbury, Mass.

San Francisco, Cal.

Leonard, Jr.,
81 Chestnut Ave., Jamaica Plains, Mass.
Leroy F.,
Cornish, Me.
Miss Lillian,
Coast Survey, Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Louise, (1901)
Natick, Mass.
Lucian H., (1901)
Woodstock, Vt.
Mrs. Lucian H., (1901)
Woodstock. Vt.

Miss Marion H.,
Miss Mary French,
Miss M. Lina,
Mrs. Margaret A.,
Mrs. Mark H.,
Miss Mary E.,

Moses K.,
Marion J.,

14 Bigelow St., Cambridgeport, Mass.

Lubec, Me.
Granite Ave., New Dorchester, Mass.
6 Gordon St., Newburyport, Mass.
87 Lilly Ave., Lowell, Mass.
Salisbury, Mass.
Salisbury, Mass.
195 Broadway St., New York, N. Y.

Nelson L.,

New Bedford, Mass.

Nathan C,

141 Commercial St., Boston, Mass.

Nelson Cook,

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Abstract Block, Lake City, Minn.

Noah H.,

Chenoa, 111.

N. Gordon, (1901)

175 So. Elliot Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Col. Nicholas, (1901)

43 Exchange Place,Miss Nellie May, (1901)
Otto Lehmam, (1901)
Otto Samuel, (1901)

Robert H.,
Rachel F.,

New York, N. Y.

124 South 12th St., Reading, Pa.

Metlakahtla, Alaska.

Maiden, Mass.
Union, N. H.
46 Hollywood St., Worcester, Mass.

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Pike, Roy Manning,

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Ray,
Richard Abbott,"""

Sarah W.,
Miss S. Gertrude,"

Thomas H.,

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Abstract Block, Lake City, Minn.

East Brentwood, N. H.
Minneapolis, Minn.

Upland Road, Brookline, Mass.
Salisbury, Mass.

Paxton, Mass.

Samuel W.,

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William A.,
Mrs. William A.,

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Yvon,

65 Foster St., Everett, Mass.

33 State St., Portsmouth, N. H.
33 State St., Portsmouth, N. H.

Warren C,

Peabody, Mass.

Wilbur C,
William Roger,
Mrs. William Roger,

Salisbury, Mass.

Reading, Pa.
Reading, Pa.
Floral Park, N. Y.
Floral Park, N. Y.

Walter N.,
Mrs. Walter N., (Harriet Ellen)
302 E. 26th St., Minneapolis, :Minn.
Willard Carlos,
302 E. 26th St., Minneapolis, Minn.
Mrs. Willard Carlos,
Coast Survey, Washington, D. C.

Adams, Mrs. Lucy,Box 72, Exeter. N. H.

Miss Alice Walton,
Arnold, Miss Grace W.,

Pike's Station, N. H.

Allen, Carrie ]\L,

Belmore, Bruce W.,
Mrs. Flora C,
Bartlett,

Moses S.,

Mrs. J. M.,
Blumpey. Mrs. Pliilip H.,
Boynton, Mary E.,
Breed, Mary A.,

Sinithtown, N. H.
17 Greenwood St.,

Amesbury, Mass.

S4 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Princeton, Me.

Salisbury, Mass.

1970 Summit St., Oakland, Cal.
Nevvburyport, Mass.
Popping, N. H.
38 Breed St., Lynn, Mass.

38 Breed St., Lynn, Mass.
Archer F.,
191 Trenton St., E. Boston, Mass.
Barnes, Mrs. Joseph H.,
Salisbury, Mass.
Buswell, George W.,
Mrs. Anna Cilley,
Mrs. Emma Pike,
Brown, Mrs. Henry Pike,"
Newbury port, Mass.
Ann Pike Graves,
167 High St., Newburyport, Mass.
Barton, Mrs. Elizabeth Wells
Box 473, Livermore, Falls, Me.
Burbank, Sj'lvanus W.,"
Mrs. Sylvanus W., (Celinda E.)
Box 473, Livermore, Falls, Me.

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Bennett, Miss Laura E.,

Miss Nellie F.,
Butler. Mrs. Mary S., (1901)
Burns, Mrs. Clementine K., (1902)
Chandler, John F.,
Cook, Mrs. J. F.,

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87 Revere St., Boston, Mass.
87 Revere St., Boston, Mass.

Somersworth, N. H.
Saco, Me.

Box 38, Graniteville, Mass.
27 Thorndyke St., Brookline, Mass.

Cole, Mrs. Harriet Pike,

27 James St., Boston Highlands, Mass.

Coffin, Miss Mary H.,

Salisbury, Mass.

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Miss Hannah Buswell,
Mrs. Anna E.,"

Amos Buswell,

Cheney, Mrs. Harriet N..

10 2nd St., Newburyport, Mass.

Currier, Mrs. Ann Pike,

Salisbury, Mass.

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Jonathan B.,
Mrs. Jonathan B.,
Clark, Mrs. Sarah H.,
Colburn, Mrs. Elizabeth Pike,
Chase, John C,
Conant, Martha P.,
Crowe, Mrs. Martha H.. (1901)
Charles H., (1901)

Concord, Mass.

West Derry, N. H.
Derry. N. H.

Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass.
East Stroudsburg, Pa.
East Stroudsburg, Pa.

Dow, Fred,

Salisbury, Mass.

A. Warren,"
Mrs. A. Warren,
Dearborn, Mrs. Hannah Abbie,
34 Bow St., Somerville, Mass.
Davis, Miss Elizabeth Pike,
24 Rockland St., Roxbury, Mass.
Dunn, John, W.,
102 Chambers St., New York, N. Y.
Miss Mildred Anna,
Clarksburg, W. Va.
Eaton, Nellie C,
Evans, John Q.,
Fisk, Mrs. Sarah E.,
French, Charles Pike,
Mrs. A. W.,

Frothingham, Dr. J. E
Fuller, Miss Sara,

Salisbury

Mass.

1789 Hen Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
llAllston St., Cor. Bulfinch, Boston, Mass.

2733 Broadway,

New York, N. Y.

Flint, Mrs. Ellen M., (Died, June 5, 1902)
Fuller, Mrs. Bertha M., (1902)

Florence, Mass.

Gilman, S. E.,

Salisbury, Mass.

Mrs. Lucy J.,
Gorring, Mrs. R. H.,
Gallond, Mrs. Charles B.,

Salisbury, Mass.

Sweden, Me.

Peabody, Mass.
Newton, Mass.

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Newton, Mass.

Graves, Mrs. J. E.,
Gibbons, Mrs. Annie Pike,
Gerrish,Salisbury, Mass.
Salisbury, ]Mass.

Mary N.,

Greenleaf Abbie Mary,"
Anne Edwards,

9 Parson's St., Newburyport, Mass.
9 Parson's St.,

Newburyport, Mass.

1 Buck St., Newburyport, Mass.
Gorwaiz, Amy F. Lewis,
405 Main St., Worcester, Mass.
Gibuan, Eugene C, (1901)
405 Main St., Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. Eugene C, (1901)
63 Garfield St., vSo. Lawrence, Mass.
,Gale, Mrs. Nellie M., (1901)

Peabody, Mass.
Peabody, Mass.
Mrs. B. B., (Ada)Plymouth, N. H.
Heath, Miss Alma A.,
Plymouth, N. H.
Hull, Mrs. H. W.,
West Newbury, Mass.
Hills, Mrs. Thomas G.,
26 Olive St., Newburyport, Mass.
Haskell, Mrs. Annie M.,
2 2nd St., Newburyport, Mass.
Hoyt, Cynthia Pike,
Newburyport, Mass.
Hale, Mrs. Edward A.,"
Newburyport, Mass.
Ralph Tracy,
Exeter, N. H.
Hayes, Mrs. J. F.,
West Derry, N. H.
Hard}', Mrs. Fannie Pike,
San Raphael, New Mexico.
Heald, Clarence E.,"
San Raphael, Mexico.
Rev. Mrs. Katherine Pike,
Haskell, Mrs. Mary D., (1901) 12 Oliver St., So. Framinghara, Mass.
Hazelton, Miss Annie, (1902)
202 Junean Ave., Milwaukee, Wis.

Hunphrey, B. B.,

Jones, George H.,

29 Crescent St., W. Newton, Mass.

Mrs. George H., (Linda M.)
29 Crescent St.,

Herbert Pike,

29 Crescent St.,W. Newton, Mass.
W. Newton, Mass.
Maiden, Mass.

Kendall, Miss Helen B.,

Kimball, Mrs. Carrie Mudge. (1901)
26 Thomas Road, Swampscott, Mass.

Lincoh), Mrs. Benjamin C,

149 Millett St., Dorchester, Mass.

Leighton, Mrs. Ellen Pike,
Latime, Evelyn W.,

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Lewis, Mary Smith,
Alvin L.,

Marston, Mrs. Otis,

Maleham, Miss Sarah,
Morrill, Miss Elvira,East Cambridge, Mass.
Otis Place, Newburyport, Mass.

Salisbury, Mass.

Salisbury, Mass.

Smithtown N. H.
Wakefield, N. H.
Amesbury, Mass.
Farmington, Me.

Merrow, Roscoe .^llen.
Mudge, Mrs. Sarah S., (1901) 23 Thomas Road, Swampscott, Mass.

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Nnyes, Emma R.,*'

Newburypnrt, Mass.

Moody Brickett,Mrs. Moody Brickett,
W. Herbert,

53 Federal St., Newburyport, Mass.
53 Federal St., Newburyport, Mass,
102 State St.,

Nichols, Miss Annie,

Newburyport, Mass.
Searsport,

Pray, James Pike,
Perr}',

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IVIe.

1438 Columbus Ave., Boston, Mass.
141 Newbury St., Boston, Mass.

Miss Georgianna W.,
William F.,

Salisbury, Mass.

Pettengill,

Uohn Q. A.,
Mrs. John Q. A., (Mary E.
Mrs. Edith Pike,
Pollard, Mrs. A.

6 Pearl St., Amesbury.

W.,

Mass,

Lowell, Mass.

Pierce, Edna Stickney,
Marblehead, Mass.
Peabody, Mrs. John A.,
62 Middlebury St., Lawrence, Mass.
Peirce, Mrs. Louisa Tenney,Frankfort, Me.
"Miss Sarah Louise,Frankfort, Me.
Page, Eleanor Scott, (1901)
Lawrence, Mass.
Pratt, Mrs. Loretta Pike, (1902) Box 713, Erie Co., North East, Pa.
Pierce, Mrs. Marcia, K., (1902)
Newtonville, Mass,

Russell, Mrs. William T.,

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Rolf, Mrs. John C,

Viola J.) .Spruceliurst, Wellesley, Mass.
30 East High St., Newburyport, Mass.

Rolfe, Mrs. Charles A.,

Marion Pike,
Rundlett, Mrs. Lizzie Pike,

Princeton, Me.
Lawrence, Mass.
Lawrence, Mass.
Ipswich, Mass,
Ipswich, Mass.
Exeter, N. H.

Howard Whittier,

Salisbury, Mass.

Ryder. A. F"
Mrs. A. F.,,

Ross, Mrs. Helen Walton,

Stevens,

Sherman, J, A.,
Stickney, Miss Mary E.,

Shvov, Mass.
Newburyport, Mass.
Salisbury, Mass.
12 Atlantic Ave., Beverly, Mass.
56 High St., Newburyport, Mass.
56 High St., Newburyport, Mass.

Sawyer, Adelaide Pike,
Storj', Mrs. Annie Pike,
Snow, Mrs. A. P.,
Miss Mary C,
Smith, John F.,
Salisbury, Mass.
Sweeney, Mrs. Harriet Pike,
Salisbu y, Mass.
Seward, Mrs. Frank D.,
1158 North Main St., Providence, R. I.
Swain, Mrs. Emma F., (1901)
3 Temple St., Haverhill, Mass.
Sawyer, Robert W., (1901)
Bangor, Me.
Smith, Mrs. Hannah F. P., (1902
Sweden, Me.
)

Tuttle,Emily Pike,

Antrim, N. H.

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Tarsey, Mrs. Charles M.,

True, Miss Helen,••

P. A.,

87 Lilh- Ave.. Lowell, Mass.

Salisbury, Mass.
Salisbur\-,Mass.

3 \V. lOSth St.. New York, N. Y.
Titcomb. Mrs. Theodate Pike,
42 Beach St., Salem, Mass.
Towne, Mrs. Abbie \V.,42 Purchase St.. Newburyport, Mass.
Tibbetts, Mrs. Ruth .\.,
Til ton, Mrs. Daniel E., (1901) 46 Federal St., Newburyport, Mass.
Hillsboro Bridge, N. H.
Tuttle, Mrs. Lizzie S., (1901)

Usher, Ellis B.,
Yeasey, Henry, (1901)

La Crosse, Wis.
Northwood, N. H.

Lexington, Mass.
Wetherbee, Miss Fannie,
Mrs. Eliza M. Pike,
Lexington, Mass.
27 Thorndyke St., Brookline, Mass.
Watkins, Mrs. Frances M.,
1 Temple Place, Haverhill, Mass.
Whiting, Daniel B.,
White, Mrs. Harriet Pike,
349 Garden .\ve., Mt. Yernon, N. Y.
Wright, Abbie Pike,
So. Framingham, Mass.
Da\-id B.,
Merrimac, Mass.
Mrs. Cynthia A.,
John B. M.,
Mrs. Emma M., (1901)
Graniteville, Mass.
Walker, ilrs. John.,
Salisbury, Mass.
Wheeler, Edward,
Burlington, Yt.
Wilson, Mrs. Henry A.,
Newburyport, Mass.
Whitman, Miss .\. S.,
Nashua. N. H.
Whitten, Mrs. Georgia S., (1901)
Berwick. Me.
Witherell, Irus L., (1901)
22 Portland St., L^'nn, Mass.
Mrs. Irus L., (1901)

SECOND REUNION OF THE PIKE FAMILY.

May 20,
Association

1901, the following call
:

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was

by

issuedthe

The Pike Family Association respectfully request yourpresence at their next family reunion, to be held at Salisbury, Mass., on Tuesday, June 18, 1901.

This invitation includes

allpersons of the name of Pikeor descended therefrom, w^hether descended from John of

Newbury, Hugh of NewburJ^ James of Charlestown, orfrom any other ancestor of this great name.
The gathering will take place in the forenoon dinner
after which theexercises about 1 P. M.
about 12 M.
business meeting of the association.
All who can will remain till the following day for thesociability of the occasion.
Please give notice throughyour local papers and notify your relatives, or send me;;;

their names that they may be notified bN' the secretary.

This association was organized September

12,

1900, at

Salisbury, Mass., with an admission fee of fifty cents, andj^earl}'dues twentj^-five cents.

All the above

named arerespectfully invited to join the association.

Accommodations can be had at Hotel Gushing, Salisbury
Beach, to which fifty sleeping rooms have been lately
added.
To engage rooms ahead, address James McConnell,manager.
Per order Executive Committee,

CLIFFORD L. PIKE, Sec. and Treas.,
Saco Maine.

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Upon the above date, Tuesday, June 18, 1901, the Pike
Family Association met at Hotel Gushing, Salisbury
theBeach, as per vote of same at the previous meeting;Committee.
Executive
the
by
fixed
been
havingdate
above
There was a large gathering of the members in the forenoon dinner was served at 12.30; and the Association,
having gathered in one of the spacious new halls connected;with the establishment, was called to order by Hon. John
theQ. Evans, a member of the Executive Committee,
vice-presithepresident not being present and several ofdents having declined to serve.

The

recordofthe proceedings of

on
were

the Association

Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 11 and 12, 1900;
read and approved.
The treasurer's report was then read which was asfollows:—$125.00

Monev received for membership fees,
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5.25

dues,

paid for reunion of 1900 i.e.,
postage, $24.00; printing andenvelopes, $6.00, J. Q. Evans,$30.5050c,"

paid for reunion of 1901

i.e.,printing,
postage,$26.90;$6.50; envelopes, $3.60,

paid for record book,

37.00
1.25

paid for other postage and incidentals as allowed hy Executive Committee,

To balance account,

5.00

56.50

$130.25

Cash on hand June 17, 1901,$130.25$56.50The Treasurer's report having been approved by J. Q.
Evans, J. T. Pike and Rev. Ezra B. Pike of the Executive Committee was accepted by the Association.

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The Executive Committee met and having apprcn'cd theTreasurer's report, voted to hold the next meeting of thePike Family Association at Boston, Mass., about the firstof October, 1902
left;the exact time and place in Boston to bewith the Secretary of the Association.

At two o'clock

the program was called.

PROGRAM.
Prayer,Address of Welcome,
Report of Secretary,
Report of Treasurer,

Rev. Ezra B. Pike of East Brentwood, N. H.

Hon. John Q. Evans of Salisbury, Mass.

How the Women Went from Dover, (Whittier)Miss Edna Ruby Sibley, Ruby Farm, Marblehead, Mass.
Remarks,
Rev. Ezra B. Pike, East Brentwood. N. H.
Remarks, Col. Nicholas Pike, 43 Exchange Place, New York, N. Y.
Remarks,
Joseph T. Pike, 34 Exchange Place, New York, N. Y.
Remarks,
Dr. Clifford L. Pike, Saco, Me.
Singing of America,
Remarks,
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Pike, East Brentwood, N. H.
Adjournment of the Meeting.

HOW THE WOMEN WENT FROM
DOVER.
BY J. G. WHITTIER.

The foHowing is a copy of the warrant issued by Major Waldron,
The Quakers, as was their wont, prophesiedof Dover, in 1662.

aj^ainst
him, and saw, as they supposed, the fulfillment of theirprophecy when, many years after, he was killed by the Indians.

To the constables of Dover, Haynpfon, Salisbury, Newbury, Rowley, Ipszvich, IVenham, Lynn, Boston, Roxbury, Dedham, anduntil these vagabond Quakers are carried out of this jurisdiction.

You and every one of you are required, in the King's Majesty's
name, to take these vagabond Quakers, Anne Colman, Mary Tomkins, and Alice Ambrose, and make them fast to the cart's tail, anddriving the cart through your several towns, to whip them upon
their naked backs not exceeding ten stripes apiece on each of them,in each town; and so to convey them from constable to constabletill they are out of this jurisdiction, as you will answer it at yourperil; and this shall be your warrant.
Rich.\rd Waldro.v.
Dated at Dover, December 22, 1662.
This warrant was executed only in

Dover and Hampton.

At

Salisbury the constable refused to obe\' it.
He was sustained by
the town's people, who were under the influence of Major Robert
Pike, tlie leading man in the lower valley of the IMerrimac, whostood far in advance of his time, as an advocate of religious freedom,
and an opponent of ecclesiastical authority. He had the moral
courage to address an able and manly letter to the court at Salem,
remonstrating against the witchcraft trials.

The tossing spray of Cocheco's fall
Hardened to ice on its rock}' wall.
As through Dover town, in the chill, gray dawn,
Three women passed, at the cart-tail drawn!
Bared to the waist, for the north wind's grip

And keener sting of the constable's whip.
The blood that followed each hissing blow
Froze as it sprinkled the winter snow.

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Priest and ruler, boy and maid
Followed the dismal cavalcade;And from door and window, open thrown,
Looked and wondered gaffer and crone.

"God is our witness," the victims cried,"We suffer for Him who for all men died;
The wrong ye do has been done before,

We bear the stripes that the Master bore
"And thou, O Richard Waldron, for whom

We hear the feet of a coming doom,
On thy cruel heart and thy hand of wrong
Vengeance is sure, though it tarry long.
"In the light of the Lord, a flame we see
Climb and kindle a proud roof-tree;

And beneath it an old man lying dead,With stains of blood on his hoary head.""Smite, Goodman Hate- Evil !— harder still "The magistrate cried, '"lay on with a will!
Drive out of their bodies the Father of Lies,
Who through them preaches and prophesies!"!

So into the forest they held their way.
By winding river and frost-rimmed bay.
Over wind-swept hills that felt the beat
Of the winter sea at their icy feet.

The Indian hunter, searching his traps.
Peered stealthily through the forest gaps;

And the outlying settler shook his head,"They're witches going to jail," he said.
At last a meeting-house came to view;
A blast on his horn the constable blew
And the boys of Hampton crie4 up and down,"The Quakers have come!" to the wondering town.

From barn and woodpile the goodman came
The goodwife quitted her quilting frame.
With her child at her breast; and, hobbling slow,
The grandam followed to see the show.
Once more the torturing whip was swung.
Once more keen lashes the bare flesh stung.
"Oh, spare! they are bleeding!" a little maid cried,

And covered her face the sight to hide.

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A murmur ran round the crowd:"Good folks,"

Quoth the constable, busy counting the strokes,"No pity to wretches like these is due.
They have beaten the gospel black and blue!"
Then a pallid woman, in wild-eyed fear.
With her wooden noggin of milk drew near.
"Drink, poor hearts!" A rude hand smote
Her draught away from a parching throat.

"Take heed," one whispered, "they'll take your cow
For fines, as they took your horse and plow.
And the bed from under you." "Even so,"She said. "They are cruel as death I know."

Then on they passed, in the waning day.
Through Seabrook woods, a weariful way;
By great salt meadows and sand-hills bare,And glimpses of blue sea here and there.
By the meeting-house in Salisbury town.
The sufferers stood, in the red sun-down,

O pitying Night,
Bare for the lashDrop swift thy curtain and hide the sight!
!

With shame in his eye and wrath on his lip
The Salisbury constable dropped his whip.
"This warrant means murder foul and red;
Cursed is he who serves it," he said.

"Show me the order, and meanwhile strike
A blow at your peril!" said Justice Pike.
Of all the rulers the land possessed,
Wisest and boldest was he, and best.

He scoffed at witchcraft; the priest he met
As man meets man his feet he set
Beyond his dark age, standing upright,
vSoul-free, with his face to the morning light.
;

He read the warrant: ''These coftvey
From our precincts; at every tozvn on the way
Give each ten lashes.'' "God judge the brute!
I

tread his order under my foot!

"Cut loose these poor ones and let them go;
Come what will of it, all men shall know
No warrant is good, though backed by the Crown,
For whipping women in Salisbury town!"!

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The hearts of the villagers, half released
From creed of terror and rule of priest,
By a primal instinct owned the rightOf human pity in law's despite.
For ruth and chivalry only slept,
His Saxon manhood the yeoman kept;
Quicker or slower, the same blood ran
In the Cavalier and the Puritan.

The Quakers sank on their knees in praise
And thanks. A last, low sunset blaze
Flashed out from under a cloud, and shed

A golden glory on each bowed head.
The tale is one of an evil time,

When souls were fettered and thought was crime.
And heresy's whisper above its breath
Meant shameful scourging and bonds and death

What marvel, that hunted and sorely tried.
Even woman rebuked and prophesied,And soft words rarely answered backThe grim persuasion of whip and rack
If her cry from the whipping-post and jail
Pierced sharp as the Kenite's driven nail,O woman, at ease in these happier days,
Forbear to judge of thy sister's ways!

How much thy beautiful life may owe
To her faith and courage thou canst not know,
Nor how from the paths of thy calm retreat
She smoothed the thorns with her bleeding feet.

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RECORDS OF THE PIKE
FAMILY ASSOCIATIONOF AMERICA, 1902

SACO, MAINE.
PRESS OF W. L. STREETER.
1903.

Griff

Author-:'1)7THIRD REUNION OF THE PIKE FAMILYSEPTEMBER

1,

1902, the following invitation was is-sued by the association:
The Pike Family Association respectfully request
your presence at their next family reunion, to be held at
the United States Hotel, Boston, Mass., September 30 and

October 1 and 2, 1902.
This invitation includes all persons of the name of Pikeor descended therefrom of English descent, and all suchare respectfully invited to join the Association which wasorganized September 12, 1900 at Salisbury, Mass., with anadmission

fee of fifty

cents andyearly dues twenty -five

cents.

Tuesday, the first day, will be devoted to the gatheringsometime during which will be a meeting and roll-call of the members in the hall connected withof the Association,

the hotel; also to excursions to various places.

Wednesda3^ the second day,speeches, musical
10 a. m.

;artists,

dinner about

1

etc.,

will be devoted to public

the exercises beginning at

m.

p.

;

after

the business meeting of the Association

excursions to various places;

allwhich will be held

there will also be
excursions will be under;

the direction of the reception committee.

Please give notice of this reunion through your local
papers and notify all your relatives, or send their names tome that they may be notified by the Secretary.

Members of the Association are entitled to a full printed
its proceedings, including names and addresses

report ofof all its

members.

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Rooms may be had at One Dollar per day meals on theEuropean plan; to engage rooms ahead, address, Manager;

United States Hotel, Boston, Mass.
Per order executive committee.

CLIFFORD L. PIKE, Sec. and Treas.,
Saco, Maine.

By written communication with each other, the Executive
Committee thought it best that a Reception Committee be
formed, consisting of residents of Boston and vicinity,
whose duty it should be to arrange for the comfort andmembers of the Association in attendancepleasure of theHerbert A. Pike, Frederick A. Pike, Mrs.
Frances Maleham Watkins, Mrs. Joseph H. Barnes, Mrs.
Olive Pike Lincoln and Cora B. Pike became members ofat the reunion.

that committee.

The Reception Committee met at the home of Cora B.
Pike, 443 Broadway, South Boston, September 10, 19.02,
where Herbert A Pike was elected chairman and Cora B.

Pike secretary of the committee.
It was decided that a trip down the harbor be arranged
for the first dajs and a trolley trip around Boston andsuburbs in an observation car, for the second day.
It was voted that a reception be held on the evening of
the second day;

and it was afterwards arranged that lightrefreshments be served and an orchestra engaged for thatoccasion.

The Association will always feel itself under special obligation to thiscommittee

fortheir untiring efforts initson account of the inclemency of the weather, enjoy all that had been planned for itin regard to the external beauties of their wonderful cityand harbor, its members were, nevertheless, conductedbehalf, for although it could not,was available of the indoor life of their greatwhich was, perhaps, more pleasing and instructive.

into all thatcity,

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Souvenir pictures of Major Robert Pike, given by Miss
Cora B. Pike, and intended for those of the Association
who were present, were one of the pleasing features of thereunion, and the many who received them will always
cherish them in grateful remembrance of the giver, in associatingthem with her untiring efforts to make the reuniona pleasure and a success.

Tuesday, September 30, 1902, came, and with theassembling of the Pike Family Association at the UnitedStates Hotel, also came the delayed Line Storm of the season; but, notwithstanding its incessant downpouring overthe provinces of Nature, a goodly number of our undauntable family were gathered under its hospitable roof, where,on account of the rain, the day was spent in family greetings, and in partaking of the internal life of the great city
under the auspices of the Reception Committee.
Wednesdays Oct. 1, 1902, the members of the Pike Family Association gathered in the spacious hall connected with
the United States Hotel and the following program was in-augurated:—

PROGRAM.
Prayer,Rev. Cornelius Pike, 60 Sycamore street, New Bedford, Mass.
Vocal Selection,
Miss Edythe M. Barton, 187 High street, Newburyport, Mass.

Address of Welcome,Hon. Edwin B. Pike, Pike's Station, N. H.

Historical Address,

Dr. Charles A. Fernald, 1483 Washington street, Boston.

Adjourned till 2.30 p. m., then reassembled.
Robert Pike,
Dr. Clifford L. Pike, Saco, Me., read by Mrs. Harriet Pike,
Pike's Station, N. H.

The Earliest Pikes of New England,
Dr. Clifford L. Pike, Saco, Me.

Song, "A Knight of the Olden Time,"
Hon. Joseph T. Pike, 43 Exchange Place, New York, N. Y.

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6Mrs. Viola Russell, Wellesley, Mass.

Heraldry,A Letter,Ezekiel Pike, Pine Bluff, N. C.

Remarks,

Mrs. Viola Russell, Wellesley, Mass.

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Hon. Joseph T. Pike, 43 Exchange Place, New York, N. Y.
Rev. Ezra B. Pike, East Brentwood, N, H.

"

Rev. Cornelius Pike, 60 Sycamore street. New Bedford, Mass.

"

Dr. Daniel L. Pike, 1483 Washington street, Boston, Mass.

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Herbert A. Pike, 44 Winthrop street, West Newton, Mass.

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Miss M. Lina Pike, Granite avenue, Dorchester, Mass.

Edward Y. Pike, 10 2nd. street, Newburyport, Mass.

Adjourned till Thursday, October 2, to meet at 10 a. m.,when the members of the association were again assembled
and the following program was presented
Rev. Ezra B. Pike, East Brentwood, N. H.

Prayer,Vocal Selection,

Miss Georgia E. Belmore, Princeton, Me.

Women Who Have Made History For Us,'
Cora B. Pike, 122 Pearl street, Boston, Mass.

Monody on the death of General Zebulon Montgomery Pike who
the battle of York, Upper Canada, April 27, 1813, by
H. Wright, Middlebury, Vt., read by Mrs. Herbert A.
Pike, 44 Winthrop street. West Newton.
fell at

N.

Vocal Selection,
Hon. Joseph T. Pike, 43 Exchange Place, New York, N. Y.

Remarks,Col.

Recitation,

Nicholas Pike, 43 Exchange Place, New York, N. Y.
MissEdytheM. Barton, 187 High street, Newburyport.

Miscellaneous Thoughts,
Rev. Clarence Pike, Mansfield Center, Conn.

Remarks,

Hon. John Q. Evans, Dole's Corner, Amesbury, Mass.
Miss Jeanette W. Pike, Wamsett, Mass.

Vocal Selection,

Remarks,

Rev. Ezra B. Pike, East Brentwood, N. H.

Thursday, October, 2nd., the Pike Family Association
met in executive session, the president, Hon. Edwin B.

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Pike in the chair and the secretary and treasurer

at his

The records of the last meetingof June 18, 1901 were read and approved.
The secretary's

various

allotted

station.

report was read and approved;
It is the pleasant duty of theto record thatitit

was as follows:—

secretary of this association

has been in a very prosperous condition

since the day of its organization.

The names in its direcnow number

tory have been steadily increasing until they3260 to whom invitations have been sent to unite with us
in our reunion and to join our association.
When we lastmet, vSeptember 17, 1901, we found our little family thencontained 250 members; 56 more have been added during
the past year, bringing the total membership up to 306.
isIt

my painful duty to record that of these, five have beentaken away by the angel of Death. Their names are:Frederick S. Pike of Worcester, Mass., who died July 12,
1901; James Pike of Danvers,

1902;

Mrs. Ellen M.

Flint

who died March 1,
Sweden, Me., who died

Mass.,ofJune 5. 1902; Mrs. John F. Cook of Brookline, Mass.,
died March 21, 1902; Miss Elvira Morrill of Amesbury,
Mass., died October 19, 1901; for whom it would become
the members of this association to have drawn up suitable
resolutions of condolence and respect.
As it was the voice of a large number of the members of
the association, as well as of the executive committee, I had
the organization and proceedings of the association published with the name and address of each of its members.
By the advice of the treasurer, whose ideas I found coincided with mine, I had 1,000 copies published so that all
the new members could have a copy without going to theexpense of republishing the same and it gives me great
pleasure to say too that there are quite a number of thosewith whom I am corresponding and who cannot be present
with us today, are going to join the association; audit
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descendents of thisnamelikewise to

become members of

this association which I believe will be perpetuated through-out all future generations.
I would impress upon the members of the association thenecessity of notifying the secretary of all the dates of births
or deaths or change of residence that the same may beproperly recorded.

CLIFFORD L. PIKE, Sec.
Approved by the association.
The treasurer's report was then read which was as follows

:

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31
Money in the treasury September, 17, 1901

received for membership fees,""

yearly dues,

paid for reunion of 1902, i.
postage, $35.65;

e.

printing $6.00

envelopes, $3.60 labor, $4.00,
paid for treasurer's book,printing 1,000 reports,

1000 large envelopes.

To balance account,$122.25

Cash on hand September 30, 1902,$122. 25

$28.90

Reports and large envelopes on hand each, 695.

The abovereporthaving been approved by Edwin B.

Pike, John Q. Evans, Ezra B. Pike and Joseph T, Pike of

the Executive Committee was accepted by the association.
It was moved by Dr. Ezra E. Pike and seconded by Hon.
John Q. Evans that the secretary be instructed by the association to hire all clerical work done that can be done toadvantage, and to present a bill for the same to the associ-ation for payment.

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It was voted that

9.

Rev. Dr. Ezra B. Pike, Mrs. Viola J.

Russell, and Dr. Clifford L. Pike, be a committee to draw

up resolutions of condolence and respect,inmemory ofthose whom death has taken from our association.

After a short discussion in which it was clearly

shownthat it would be better to shorten the process of election of
officers on

account of the amount of businessto come bemoved by Dr. Daniel L. Pike

It wasfore the association.

and seconded by Rev. Dr. Ezra B. Pike and Hon. John Q.
Evans, that the names of the present officers of the association, now belonging to the association, be placed in nomination for reelection, and that the secretary be instructed tocast a ballot for them collectively for the association, whichhaving been done the following persons were declared
elected:president, Edwin B. Pike, Pike Station, N. H.
first vice president, Joseph T. Pike, 43 Exchange Place,
New York, N. Y. secretary, who shall act also as
treasurer. Dr. Clifford E. Pike, Saco, Me.
other vicepresidents, Leroy F. Pike, Cornish, Me.
Miss Ida Mae
Pike, Aberdeen, S. D. Mrs. Susannah French, 1789 Hon.
avenue, Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. Annie C. Snow, Newburyport, Mass.
Mrs. Harriet Pike White, 349 Garden
avenue, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
Robert H. Pike, Union, N.
H. Rev. Cornelius Pike, 60 Sycamore street. New Bedford, Mass.
Miss Lilian Pike, Coast Survey, Washington,
D, C.
Rev, Mrs. Mary Katherine Pike Heald, San
Raphael, N. M. and Mrs. Emma Pike Buswell, Salisbury,

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Mass.

Executive Committee:— the president,

first

vice presi-dent, secretary, Walter N. Pike, Floral Park, N. Y.

;

Rev.

Hon. John Q.
Gordon B. Pike,

Dr. Ezra B. Pike, East Brentwood, N. H.

;

Evans, Dole's Corner, Amesbury, Mass.
111 Fifth avenue. New York. N. Y.
It was moved by Hon. John Q. Evans and seconded by
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procure articles of incorporation for the association, and tohave the association incorporated under the laws of theState of Maine at the next session of the Maine Legislature.
The chairman, Hon. Herbert A. Pike of the Reception

Committee reported that all bills relating to his duties had
been paid by said Committee and a vote of thanks wasgiven them by the association.

There were several different coats of arms of the Pike
Hon. Edwin B. Pike had the Pike coat ofarms of Ireland (Heraldic reading, "Ar. three trefoils
family present.

—.slipped vert, crest a pike,naiant, ppr.")

Mrs.

Olive

I.

Lincoln had the Pike coat of arms of Essex Co., England.
"Sa. on a pale ar., three crosses(Heraldic reading,Hon.
formee, gu. within a bordure, engr. of the second.")
Benjamin F. Pike had a coat of arms that had been painted—

with an American eagle
There was also the coat of arms brought
over by John Pike when he came to this country in 1635.
"He Beareth Argent. Chevron Gules(Heraldic reading,between Three Crescent Vert, Crest three pikes proper one
Armserect the two Salttire Ways by the name of Pike"]are finely mantled and beneath supported by crossed palm
for the family some years before,
for its crest.

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branches''L.

andscrollbearingthefollowingmotto,AMOUR. L.AVERTU & L.APAIXr

It wasvoted that the secretary be instructed to have ten

copies of the family coat of arms emblazoned for the association and to sell said copies to members of the association
at five dollars apiece.

moved by Hon. Herbert A. Pike and secondedby Hon. John Q. Evans and others, that a fund of five
thousand dollars be raised by the members and friends of
It wasthe association, so that the interest on said fund may be
used for historical and genealogical research; and Hon.
Edwin B. Pike, Pike's Station, N. H. Hon. Joseph T.
Pike, 43 Exchange Place, New York, N. Y. Dr. Clifford;;

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Hon. Herbert A. Pike, 44 WinthropWest Newton, Mass. Miss Cora B. Pike, 122 Pearlstreet, Boston, Mass.
Miss Annie B. Smith, 232 Oceanly.

Pike, Saco, Me.

;street.

;;street,Lynn, Mass.;

street,Boston, Mass.

Miss Laura E. Bennett, 87 RevereCol. Nicholas Pike, 43 Exchange
Place, New York, N. Y. and Mrs. Viola J. Russell, Wellesley, Mass., were appointed a Committee for raising said
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fund.
It was voted thatthenext reunion of the Pike Family

Association be held in Boston, Mass., some time in September, 1904, the exact time being left to the Executive

Committee.
discussion,

This decision was reachedsome advocating

that

after

a lengthy

the reunions be yearly,

and after the reading of a letter from Capt. Joshua Pike of111., inviting thePike Family Association to
hold its next reunion at St. Louis, Mo., during the World's

Jerseyville,

Fair in 1904.

Many wished to avail themselves of the in-

New England
was stronger and could bear the ex-vitation, but it was thought better not to leave
until the association

pense better.

Adjournment of the meeting, and singing of America.

The secretary, having attended to his dut3^ the Pike
Family Association has been incorporated under the lawsofMaine.

Articles of incorporation are as follows:—

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE PIKE
FAMILY ASSOCIATION.
Be it e7iacted by

the Seriateand House of Representatives

in Legislature assembled, as follozus:

Section1.

Edwin B.

Pike. Joseph

T. Pike, Clifford

L. Pike, Walter N. Pike, Ezra B. Pike, John Q. Evans,

Gordon B. Pike, their associates and successors, are hereby

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constituted a corporation under the name of the Pike Family

Association, and by thatname shall have power to prose-cute and defend suits at law, have and use a common seal

and change the same at pleasure, take and hold for the obby gift, grant, bequest, purchaseor otherwise, any estate, real or personal, which the interests of said association may require to be sold and conveyed.
jects of their association,

Section 2. All property and estate, real or personal,
which at any time may come into the possession of thesaid corporation shall be applied to the promotion of historical and genealogical research, in home or foreign lands,
to the publication of any historical or genealogical matter
pertaining to the family of which it may become possessed,
to the maintenance, by purchase or otherwise, of a suitablebuilding for its corporate meetings and the preservation of
its property, and to the perpetuation, by tablet, monument
or otherwise, of the names of those who have made thefamily name illustrious.

Section 3.

The said corporation is hereby given au-

thority to issue stock to the amount of one hundred dollars
to be divided into shares of

one dollar each which shall be

forever unassessable.

Section 4. The said corporation may adopt such rules
and by laws, the same not being repugnant to the laws ofthis state, as they may deem expedient for the management

They may choose all necessary officers,
and they shall be and they are hereby invested with all thepowers, privileges, rights and immunities incident to simiof their affairs.

lar corporations.

Section5.

The said corporation may hold its meetings,

biannual, annual or special in any of the states or territories

and may choose its officers therefrom.
first meeting of the said corporation
may be held in the United States Hotel in Boston, Massa-of the United States,

Section 6.

TheHON. EDWIN

B.

PIKE.

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Joseph T. Pike, and Clifford L,. Pike, or any two of themmay determine by giving seasonable notice of said meetingto all the persons

Sectionnamed as corporators.

The

7.

beforetreasurer,

entering upon his

duties shall give a bond approved by the directors, for thefaithful discharge of the same.

This Act shall take effect when approved.

Section 8.

Approved March

18,

1903.

ADDRESSES AND PAPERS READ AT
THE REUNION.

ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
My Kinsmen: —Two years ago when you did me the honor to elect mepresident of the Pike Family Association of America, I felt

very proud and I then thought
the association.

II

would do a good deal for

intended to see Dr. Clifford Pikewhoknows so much about our family history, and learn all heknew, and then hunt up all of the other Pikes all over thiscountry, get well acquainted with them, and learn all theyknew about the entire Pike tribe in the United States, andthen search all over foreign lands for Pikes until I traced

them back to the garden of Eden, and there I expected tofind that the Pikes had remained when the Adams were
driven out.
But alas! the "best laid plans of mice andmen gang aft agley." I have not found time to visit Dr.
Pike or any one of the splendid women and men whom I
met two years ago at Salisbury.

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They were splendid women and men, who met at thatreunion, and I am sure that last year the gathering
was one to be proud of; and I was sorry and disappointed
first

But there is no use wasting time in vain
We must make the best useof the present and future.
As I look into your faces, I am glad I am here today;
I am proud to belong to theglad to welcome you all.
I shall not try and tell you about the past of
Pike family.
our family I will leave that to those who can do it so well
who have given the task hard, faithful, unselfish work.
We owe to them a debt of gratitude for what they havedone and are doing for us.
not to be there.

regret for what we have lost.

;"Is there a man with soul so dead,Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own my native land?"A man with no family pride is far worse than a man
without pride in his country and native land.
lyct us hunt up the history of the noble men and womenof our family!

Let us set them before us, and before ourthem to noble action, that wemay do something to better the world we have lived inthis should be the aim of every true man and woman.
Let us see to it, that we do something to bring honor to
the name of Pike, and that no act of ours shall disgrace it.
children to inspire us and"So live that when thy summons comes to join
That innumerable caravan, which moves
To that mysterious realm, where each shall takeHis chamber in the silent halls of death,Thou go not, like the quarry slave at night.
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave.
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
About him and lies down to pleasant dreams."

EDWIN B. PIKE, President.

DR. CHARLES A. FERNALD.

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HISTORICAL ADDRESS.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Pike
Family:It is a pleasure at this third reunion to be with you forhonoring our ancestors of the illustrious Pike family thathave ever been loyal to state and country which in military,political, clerical, judicial, medical and authorship served
to enrich from science and letters our beloved America,
good friend and mother country England, father country
France, whose wit and politeness is proverbial.
In our late wars, civil and foreign there has everto the front as Commander-in-Chief

come

Major Robert Pike for

New England when the mother countrj^ called for talentand bravery that w^as never surpassed by their Roman ancestors that flourished in those days of the Roman Empire
when it was a little less to be a Roman soldier beneath theEagle of Imperial Rome than to be a deity among the idoleven there so prominent that I have seen a plate of
the name on the Roman coin, and further back along theators,

trend of history found the name in literature on Egypt andHebrews.

A greater deed was never done than the heroic defense
With pleasure I bring to you agood plate of this act and the immortal actors therein whoof Kilburne Garrison.

shed lustre over the country of their nativity.
"Belknap's History of New Hampshire, Vol.
Edition, 1813."

We quote
II, p. 227,

8 Sept., 1755: "After the engagement on the 8th. it was
found necessary to reinforce the army. A second regimentof 300 men was raised in New Hampshire and put underthecommand

of

Col.

Peter

Gilmanafter the victory of

Captain Nathaniel Folsom.""The Indians continued tomake frequent incursions, and returned with their prisoners and booty."

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At New Hopkinton, they took a man and boy; but perceiving a scouting party, fled leaving their captives.
At
Keene they took Benjamin Twitchel, and at Walpole they
killed Daniel Twitchel and Mr. Flynt.

At the same place

Col. Bellows at thehead of twenty men, met with a partyof fifty Indians, killed several and broke through them andgot into the fort without losing a man.
Fessenden's Ms. letter.
"After a few days these Indians,
being joined by others to the number of 170," and anotherauthority which was accepted, "to the number of 200,""assaulted the garrison of John Kilburne in which were"John Pike and his son John and John Kilburne and his
son John with the wife of John Kilburne and his daughter,and the wife of of John Pike who loaded the guns as fast
as their protectors fired

into

the

foes

who finally, after along engagement, ceased their hideous war whoops and re-dead and wounded, which werenumerous and described in aforesaid history as "considerable.
It relates that 'John Pike was mortally wounded.
Uncle Henry Pike said "he was shot in the head and diedfrom his wound which injured his skull and he continued
fighting after receiving it," also that his cousin John Kilburne 's daughter heroically joined in the fight till woundedin the arm and shoulder.
The Indian was shot by John
Kilburne's boy.
"The promoted midshipman, John Pike
killed was the grandson of Rev. John Pike of Dover, New
Hampshire, whose father, John Pike the mariner wasi)uried at Upham's Corner, Roxbury, Mass., where may betreated, carrying off their

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seen the instructive gravestone with initials on it and dates
only which probably is accounted for in the hereinafter
written roll.

He was executor of his father's will recorded

Boston, Mass.
I do not recollect where
Uncle Henry said he was buried but as near as I can recall
the date of the battle was 9th or 1 0th and he died thirteendays afterwards.
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Let us for a brief time look backward and scan with impartial eyes and critical judgements those of the Pike family who have departed, leaving footprints on the sands andgranite of time that the press and chisel, more mighty thancommemorated giving impartial justice towhom justice is due. The records of my revered father's

the sword hasancestry give clues

and evidence not to be disregarded.

History adds to those facts.
Seven hundred and seventy -five years ago of the ancientfamily of Pikes there flourished
Robert, the brother of Henry Pike, conGeneration I.

Church history should

secrated Bishop of Litchfield, 1127.

give his life.

Generation II.

consecrated

Bishopof

Richard,1162,

Hamon,

1216, appears on the pages ofCoventry.

Generation III.

history spelt Peche, m.

Generation IV.

Gilbert, 1261, d.,

had Gilbert, Hamon,

Hugh, Robert II, Thomas and Wjlliam.
Generation V. Gilbert Peche of Brune was the first
Baron which Barony was created in England, 1299, m.
Had Robert III. and John and d. 1323. Robert II. m. had
Alexander.
Generation VI. Alexander, m. Avice, had Nicholas andJohn, Joanna or Joan, gr. da. and h. of John, gr. s. 1stBaron.
She was eventually heiress of John, m. Sir Wm.

Montforth among whose heirs in the 14th century this barin abej^ance notwithstanding many Pikes.
The will of Alexander,, dated 25 Nov., A. D. 1329 Court

ony was heldof

Hustings, London, England, leaves to Avice, his wife,
Dunstan, or Dustin andcapital tenement in the Parish St.

remainder to Nicholas and John, his sons. Katherine,
widow of Wm. Furniwall mentions Avice and Alice, hersi.sters in will

1340, Sept. 30.

Generation VII.

Joanna and John.

Nicholas Pyke, 1332, m. Beatrice, had
Nicholasismentionedin the will ofRecords of the Pike Family

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Richard de Gaunt March 1340.
"To Nicholas a tenement in Ismangeres Lane so that the said Nicholas pay his
Executors forty two marks to discharge his debts and fulfil
his last will, otherwise the same to be sold and Beatrix,
his wife, to have a moiety of the aforesaid forty-two marks,
the aforesaid Nicholas to have eight and a half marks andJoanna the daughter of the aforesaid Nicholas to havetwenty shillings. The residue, etc."
Generation VIII. John Pike, 1385, went to Spain with
the Duke of Lancaster and died 1386.
Weever in his workon Heraldry (now at Plate makers) p. 822, mentions Joannes Pike, who may or may not have married a cousin ofWorthy or Washington Pike that married Beatrix St. Maur
whose ancestor was also the ancestor of Sir Thomas More.
Much would be printed of this generation but in a manner
not known to me very many of my Pike records have disappeared as also the plate of my ancestor. General Zebulon
Pike, which repeated and prolonged search at great costs
have failed thus far to obtain, even the copy of his featuresin the books that were said to contain it, as also is thesame of the plate

of

the

plastercast ofKing Francis ofFrance that in his features was an exact resemblance of myhonored father as I saw him before his deposit at the lastearthly resting placeatfanatics did not hesitate

Wolfboro Centre, N. H., whereto break his grave stone, which

was history repeating itself.
In 1380, Archbishop Richard Pique, crowned Charles\'I., The Good P>iend, king of France, from whom descended Laurenc Washington Firnel, the gt. gr. s. ofCharles VIII., and his lawful wife, Anne of Brittany, da.
of Duke Francis II. and Margaret de Foix, the lawful wifeof said

Francis of Britain.

Church history may give his
Pike and wife,parentage as son of Worthy Washington
Beatrix St.

Maur,with the relationshipto the kings ofFrance, which cannot militate against the stolen records ofRecords of the Pike Family

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the emigrant lawyer John

Pike and his wife Sarah, da. ofCharles Washington, the father of Robert who was the ancestor

ofGeneralGeorge Washington whose legitimate

children were the thirteen United States of America.

An epocoh of new history has with its excellent King
Alphonzo from whom I have a verj^ pleasant letter inanswer to one of congratulations now developing among
the brave, generous, hospitable inhabitants of Great Spainthe now friend of their friends, theAmerican people of allnations and religions which latter by wise choice should be

one in purity.
Generation IX.
Rev. G(eorge?) Pike, m., had Thomas.
Will the church history give his "Memoranda?"
Was
Generation X. Thomas, m., had John, baron.
sheriff of lyondon,

Old England, 1410.

A genealogical chart of Dr. Jean Kernel female part ofhis family in which the

French Barony of the Pike familywith other advices which isdescends to his descendants;

With not a
to R. C. C.
word of the $20,000,000. that went after his and wife, Magdalene Kernel 's deaths hy poisons within a month of eachother, and said sum went to enrich "Ye Roman Catholic
Church," part of which was used to fortify the walls ofRome, which Rome fell after the curse of C. Kurnius, martyr of the Roman Senate, whose widow may be seen Thecla,
at his grave mourning for him, that was, and was not, thebrave Roman soldier, that is and will be recorded in theworld's history with Thecla whose descendant Thecla also

prolific of the family

presents

have the seal of the first,

wrote the Alexandrian Codex.

I

and Alexandrian Codex of thefirstpurity hath withstood the

of

test

or second, which fortime, not used

hy thechurches, as she was an Egyptian lady and of Hebrew andRoman descent. Where were the Pike heirs of this Krench
Barony may be asked? I show you today the Alexandrian
Codex, and hope the other may be found.

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THE EGYPTIAN CODEX BEARING THE SYMBOEIC NAMESOF THECLA, PIKE AND FURNI.
The Egyptian reading of the last symbol of third and five of fourth line gives theFna, Peic and picture of Pike in 5th hieroglyphic symbol.

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John, the son of Thomas, was baronof England, had John Pike whose mother's name I have
I have but
not, but I have the date of his fr. John, 1462.
our
Pikegenealohoping
excellent
little more to here add
complete
of
all
other
essentials
tohistoric
data
gists have
Generation XI.

satisfactory the rest of Gen. eleventh.

Generation XII.

John Pike, the author, mentioned"Good Queen Bess," is recorded as marrying a gr.
da. of Sir Thomas More, who I have read was a descend-temp.

ant of Worthy Pike and his wife Beatrix St. Maur, whichmatter is more at large set forth in the Fernald Family Chart

and in the downfallofRome or history repeating itself at

State Lib.

William Pike was the son ofand another William Pike wereblessed by the crown of martyrdom, by Pope, 1588 and1591.
He married a da. of William W. this Sir Wm.
whose name I have was of gt. renown, world wide reGeneration XIII.

the preceeding and

Rev.

this

—

spected.

Generation XIV. John Pike, Atty., is recorded on the
Cypher Mrs. Temperance Washington Fernald Medallion
which gives nine generations of American Pikes to mymother, deceased, Mrs. Mary Cotton Pike Firnald whosebirth and that of my father is in cypher recorded on thePeter Faneuil tomb. Old Granary Cemetery that was dedicated in 1899.
His wife Sarah, da. of Charles Washington,s. of George and fr. of Robert of Va., 1630 who was theancestor of General George Washington, the immortal
father of thirteen United States of America which had
numerous growing descendants.
I have ordered a plate made of this George I., et als, andnow have them. The cypher reads nine gens, of Pikes
and then the Hebrew letter A for America; it reads 22
Pikes of gens, and the twenty -third is the symbol of Philip
I. king, and Bertha, queen.
He was a Free Mason and-Records of the Pike Family

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the son of Henr}^ I. and Anne, da. Jaraslaus, k. of Russia.

Philip was excommunicated by the Pope, Urban II. andhad the usual amount of inexhaustable papal mud thrownat him as has been continued do-^n to this the present moment at members, not only of our families, but all thatcannot be inveigled or bought up into at least falling papacy
that the ancient Egyptians prophecied should slay 55,000,

000 of martyrs with records now claiming over 50,000,000,
that shall cease.

For we areallchildren of God and partof God, to return and dwell with God when pure, declareth

the found lost Hebrew- and Egyptian beautiful languages.

The initial of the Pope with count of six pointed stars arein the cypher and be it known that both our families are of
remote Hebrew descent.

Ancient Rgryptian Star Monogframic from which is descended our
five pointed stars.

The records of John

Pike,

Atty., areso well

known

that were so faithfully kept by his descendants that it seems

superfluous to recapitulate, but as part was kept by one
branch and another recorded a portion the following may
not be inappropriate:

He came from England, sailed from Southampton in thegood ship James, commanded by Captain Cooper, 2ndApril 1635 and arrived in America 2nd June, bringing withhim his wife, Mrs. Sarah Washington Pike and first settled
in Ipswich, the cradle of American liberty, moved to New-

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Mr. John Pike, lawyer, husbury, etc. with his family.
bandman, made his will 24 May, 1654 and died 26 May,

His will was proved in County Ct. 8 March, 1656.
Samuel More, a tenant, was mentioned in his will. Of his
five children genealoo:ists from descendants records record
many pleasing facts. At the head of his line of genealogy
Fiveof Chn. is as follows: Over the line for America.
1654.

children.

''

Entonces Jesus Dijo.

— DeV Ala ParaEl,

Dia De Mi

Sepidturalia Guardado Esio.''
are the words that I find over Major Robert Pike who was

appointed Commander-in-Chief by Governor Simon Brad-and his six children, whose number
counted by the six points of one of the stars on P(ike)Fu(r)nal(d) tomb. He honored many important positionsof honor and trust, civil (refused to punish witchcraft) po-street 30 of May, 1690,
isand military, was married to Sarah Sanders, orSaunders as the name is now spelt, da. of John Gauden,
Ganden, Sanders, Saunders, who was one of the greatestof Salisbury men and this da. was not unlike the Roman
virtuous matrons for private family history declared that
she taught her daughters the use of the bow, axe, gun andliticalsword her warlike sons with them the pure truths of theHoly Bible that after history shows they profited by it.
Two more children were born, viz. Elizabeth and Moses
whose number all total are counted by the seven stars andvery large round seal of their ancient family, the sun, moon,or star with the cross therein which ma}^ be seen on ourPeter Fanueil tomb, now neglected at Old Granery Cemetery,for which, an International Universal GenealogyPeter Fanueil Monument Fund has been started by me with
341 signatures and the good Consuls of twelve Nations inapproval are affixed for there and elsewhere in its cypher

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Ip

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GREEK OF BIBLE AND ITS DOUBLE READING OFDISCOVERIES OF SAME.

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isrecorded ancestors of every person in names of, to Fnalyamech, lyamar and Noah.

The whole line of 165 gener-

ations are and have been in press for two j'ears with a con-tinued opposition and combine of the quadruple ring thatfor the eighth year I have fought in the attempt to getpassed the three great moral reform laws that last yr. thepower of 660,000,000. of people from thirteen consular signatures, were after changing dates of hearing given leave
to withdraw our State and United States Constitutions
with the Holy Undenominational Bible from which they
were roused at that, from the rum, social and mal-practice

flOyPT/AN@

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vil tools of the head of the ring, that boasted frotn

anothertool that they would defeat us if anything was said about agreat danger to states and nations I should be defeated andthe laws passedI

ifrefrainedfrom mention

of

it

which

means Pope and R. C. Ch., who signed two years in favorof the Commandment that thou shalt not kill;

and then re-fused by Cardinal Williams and Principal of the Jesuit Col.

with Pope ever refusing to do this Godly work, and thereason for self profit

letafter we have passed

away.

the

historyof theworld declare

Work, I repeat, that is the duty of every person of every
nation on earth to see toisitthat it is fully carried out as it

petitioned for enactment of the three great moral reform

laws which were favored by our Christian martyred presi-

McKinley, that signed against politicaldent, Mr. William

corruption, that the aforesaid principal had refused to signand manly declared

Shouldmylabors from lack ofaccomplishment of thegreat desideration, then I leave it to you and my own namefamilies to complete the work, saying. All honor to theit.

funds and healthfail in successful

great Emperor ofGermany

first

for

causing to be passed the

Washington Territory the second and France

law,which,

three are theworking, reported

atsafety of families

and nations doing God's work on earth

for the good of all

mankind with now about 732,000,000,

thethird,

allfavoring it.
*;-.

''El Ge^ieratio

Rectoriam BeJiedicticm.''

Generation XVI. Over the line of Rev. John Pike of
Dover, New Hampshire these words were found and no
mention of his first marriage or son John, bur. with initials
and date at Upham's Corner, nor have I the lost record
except by will at Boston's new court house from which itappears his son

was John and appointed executor; theRecords of the Pike Family

28—— quote— "My

Mass. Hist. Society was mentioned of 1775 6 and as I findanother of 1885 -6 containing the Journal or part of it of—fr. sonJohn Pike, in which is mention of I
was born Mar. 30, 1682, but being still born was buried
anonymous. He was born Thursday about 11 o'clock atnight."

Later after an examination of the cj'pher medal-

lion, will and fac- simile or original journal I can give thenames and dates of this first marriage from whom descended
Genl. Zebulon, the father of Brig. Genl. Zebulon Montgom-

want of time let us proceed tocomplete this much longer paper than I desired.
First reery Pike, but here for the,\peating the words under his 11 children hy Sarah, da. Rev,j

Joshua Moody. "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing;but the honor of kings to search out a matter."
Prov.

j

'

XXV., 2.

]All honor the

Massachusetts Historical Societj^
excellent work of 1775
6 and 1875
6.

for the——

The history of Rev. John Pike is so well known to thecountry that we may refer to it and pass on to the mariner.
Generation XVII. John Pike, the mariner, and half
See will dated at Roxbury and grave at Dorchester with the instructive gravestone at same and as above with a brief examination into
history culled from Mass. Hist. Soc, of 1875
6 that appear to show some of the reasons of keeping graves frommolestation by Indians and others.
brother to the mariner, Nathaniel.

—

HISTORY.
In a paper of Jan. 1690, p. 124, Mass. Hist. Soc, accompanied by the historian, Belknap's reference to "Popish"M. de Denonville, gov. of Canada, says:"The good understanding I have maintained with these

emisaries."

Indians through the care of the Jesuits, especially the twofathers Bigot, brothers

contributed

to

the

success of all

their attacks this summer on the English." etc.

i

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We may now observe a few of the successes against ourancestors ofNew

England \>y the Indians et als. fromand thus show one reason for"Rev. John Pike's journal

gravestone

Items:

initials.

1689, June 28.

About breakof day the Indians suddenly seized upon Cocheco; killed 23 persons and captured

29.

Aug.

18 killed and carried away at Oyster river.

A Dutch town, Sennectade surprised by Indiansand French; 60 slain; 27 captives.
1690.

March 18. Salmon Falls captured and burnt; 27 slain
and 52 carried off as captives.
July 4. At L,ampereel River, 7 killed and a lad captured.
July 5.
Hilton's Garrison with Lt. Bancroft in attempt
on Exeter, 8 or 9 killed.
July 6.
16 men killed at Wheelright Pond.
July 7. At Amesbury captured Capt. Foot and killed 3.
Aug. 27. Robert Young killed; and captured Phineas
Hull's wife.
Sept. 21.

At Mequiot near Casco, killed 8 and wounded

24 from ambush.

Captain Sherburn and others
Mequoit when most of the soldiers
had gone aboard the vessels, in an attack on the officers.
Lt. John Alleij was wounded and others.
Jan. 25, same year, at York.
Killed 48 persons andJuly or Aug.,

1681.

killed or captured at

captured 73.
28.

David

Hamilton and Henry Childe slain at

Sept. 29.

20 or

21

Sept.

Newick.
.

killedand carried away at Sandy

Beach.

May 10, 1693.

Tobias Handson killed.
of day at Oyster river, killed andcaptured 94; burnt 13 houses. July 21st killed Mrs. Cutt
and 3 others.
July 18.

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July 27.

4 Aug. 20 and 24th

Killed 21 and captured 13.

eight at Long Beach.

Joseph Pike and Richard Long were

"September 4th.

slain b}^ the Indians, as they traveled the head of the further

The enemy lay in a deserted house by

end of Pond Plain.

the wa^^ or a clump of bushes, or both."Foot note relates: "Charlevoix"two hundred andthat""Villieu claims to have killedthirty English perished.""Charlevoix says two
104 persons and captured 2 7."Mass. Hist. Soc. p. 128.

—

makes the absurd statement

hundred and fifty Indians from," etc. joinnd by the Abenaquis of the elder father's bigot's mission." attacked Kil-bourne Garrison.

About 740 besides the above taken fromJohn Pike's journal were captured, killed andwounded by that ring from 1689 to 1709. The other ringRev.

that we requested legislation against for 7 j'rs. slain, 1,400,-000. in U. S.

Are these reasons sufficient for the burial of John Pike
marked with his initials onl}^ and the impossibility of getting a monument erected

neglected while

over his remains that lay there

every cost,delay,

obstructionisplacedmay not becompleted.
I have been caused to spend sufficient money
to build a beautiful monument in every state in the U. S.,
and a nice sum left for our friends 12 Nations.

that the great

work

of

International Historj'''Omiiis l^ia Viri Rectasibividetui;

Appenda Autem Corda

Doniimis-Facere Misericordiam Et Judicuni Magis
Place

f ^'Domino Quani Victinias.'

Is the line of Latin over this generation.

Generation XVIII.

John Pike, the midshipman andexecutor of his father's will, went to Almatunk now called
Lamberton, N. J. He may be seen with his son and son's
wife as per plate 1st at Kilburne Garrison, in which battle

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the names of Pikes that was then often spelled Peakes andKilburnes were immortalized.

This is the John, m. Mary
(Hook) and had eight children, and wasmortall}^ woundedat said garrison.
'^

Turbines Ab Africo Veniunt,
De Deserto Veiiit, De Terra Horribili.'"
Generation XIX. Captain John Pike, b. 4 Aug. 1731;

07111 s Deserti Maris, Siciit

m. Sarah of .N. J., da. Daniel Jurieu Funald, s. Rev. Daniel is found in cypher record.
They had children I had
records but only one thus far is proved.
He was a gallant
Indian fighter, and they feared him. See instructive plate,above.
I have names of others without proof as yet sufficient for a claim.

Generation XX.
Genl. Zebulon Pike, b. 1751, m. Anna
Parker Jureau Funel, da.. Rev. Peter, the father of Peter
Faneuil. and the oldest child of this excellent and fearlessclergyman who was called the Protestant Goliah. Theirchn. were as follows:
1. Robert Pike, b.
5 Aug., 1772; m. Mary, da. Col.
William Cotton and his wife, Mary Clark. Col. Wm.
Cotton was in the French and Indian wars and had numerous descendants as did Robert Pike.
2. Zebulon Montgomery Pike, b. 5 Jan., 1779 at Lam
berton, N. Jersey, now S. part of Trenton
m. Clarissa
Brown, and of several children only two daughters survived
him; one m. John Symmes Cleves Harrison from whom
descended worthys of U. S. John S. C. Harrison was the;son of Genl. Harrison, president of U. S.
Genl. Zebulon Pike may have other children but
the

if

so

names have disappeared, as we may suppose did dis-appear the plate of the features of this my great grandfather,which I have seen and thus far found it is impossible toget a plate of him.

General Zebulon Pike died 27 July, 1834.
He was Cor1 March, 1777; Adjutant,
20 Nov., 1777; Lieut., 15 June, L815; General.

net in 4th Continental Dragons,

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Robert Pike, husbandman, farmer
Generation XXI.
and sometimes a lawyer, m. Mary, da. Col. Wm. Cotton, s.
Josiah of Plymouth, descendant of Rev. John Cotton,buried in Kings Chapel Cemetery, Tremont street, Boston.
Mass., 10 chn. and 8th Mary C. P.
Generation XXII.
Mary Cotton Pike, m. Jonathan
Poor Fernald, descendant of Moses Poor, killed on Bunker
Hill now known as Breeds Hill, and his wife Hannah More,whose da., Hannah Poor m. Phineas, s. of Col. SamuelJohnson; Phineas fought on Breeds Hill and in an old
doggerell I have the following:"In ye battyle front before break o daye lyte knelte Simeon Pyke
With Phineas Johnson, ye Moses Poor and Foster wj-the brave all
alyke.

On ye B. Hill with eyes glitterin', hearts and strong hands to fyte,
Ye Brytisher, Romayne and Saxj'eon Red coates marched up yeheighte.

Shute not tj'lle ye whyte of ye eyes ye see and ye commande I give'

Then ayme as youre fathers at Red Skyne Devyles befoure ye did.
Galyently up and up, nearer and nearer marched ye foe in brighte
araye.
Fire!

With balls, slugs, shotte, pees, sworde, byronette, they were

swept away.
Balls, sluggs, shotte, pease andpowder spente on ye seventeenth B.

Hill daye.

Retreat!

The command, slowlye, obstinately did the brave yeomanobey.

Ran one, ran all, except those who

desired to stay prefering indeath as laye

Moses Poor, Symeon Peake, carnage dredful andthis for liberty

against ye taye.

Last to run was Phineas Johnson, and Pluckeye Foster ye last theyesaj'e.

We see P. Johnson stop and his cote lave o'er his fr. Moses Poor by
S. Pike,

Foster's cote tales

alyke

maye behynde Phineas

a bit straye yet so nere^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Kf '•fj^^^^

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No man knoweth to this daj'e.

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Create wail ye mother of Moses

Poor bye Sara
Greater the sorrow of his beloved wyfe Hanna
More and da.
Hannah Poor, blessed ye wyfe of Phineas Johnson, who mayede a

Poor Appleton.

better coate a

Longer tale than the one so sacredlye layed eo'er Moses Poor, ye hero
Wythe Symeone Pike ye brauve sonne of ye gallante Captyne John,
Indians' foe."

I have the historic seal of above names that was probablyworn in the battle.
With loyalty, without Bigotry, for truth and purity, forpeace on earth and good will to all mankind in impartial

Justice,I

Fernald

our mottoes.
—repeat"True to God, Country, State and Family."

Cousin Brigadier Zebulon Montgomery Pike's mottoes:"Be Always"Preserve Your Honor Free from Blemish."
Ready to Die for Your Country."
And he led his men to victory, April 27, 1813. Freely
gave his life for his country's honor and you and me, thus
proving these his mottoes were more than idle, meaninglesswords.
CHARI^ES A. FERNAIvD.

ROBERT PIKE.
Who was born before March
Salisbury, Mass.,

17th,1616 and died in

December 12, 1706.

The poet Whittier thus writes of him"From all that I have read, and from the traditions of thevalley of the Merrimac, I have been accustomed to regard

Robert Pike as one of the wisest and worthiest of the early
settlers of that region.

...

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34"He was by all odds the most remarkable personage ofthe place and time."

Robert Pike was engaged in three conspicuous controlife
and it is principally his part inversies during his;these that lifts him above the generality of his contemporaries and challenges the attention of posterity.

The first was his arraignment, in 1653 by the General
Court (or Legislature) of Massachusetts for his declarationthat they had exceeded their ecclesiastical rights and broken
their oaths as

when they passed their notorious

victed, fined

For this offence he was tried, conand disfranchised by that body, resulting infreemenlaws against Quakers.
the Right of Petition.

The second was his resistance, in 1675, to the dogmatic
authority of the clergy,
well known

in

the

person of his pastor, theJohn Wheelwright, andhisexcommunication

therefor.

The third was his opposition to the Salem witchcraft prosecutions of

and

1682,

his

triumphant argument againstthem.
In 1690 he was commissioned with the following instructions:—"Major Robert Pike in pursuance of your commission,
given you by the Governor and General Court, to be commander-in-chief of all the forces detached or to be detached out of the militia belonging to this colony of the
Massachusetts, posted in the provinces of New Hampshire

and Maine and such others as shall be put under yourcommand.

.

.

You are diligently to intend the de-.

fence and preservationof the lives and estates of their
Majesties' subjects, and to repel the force of the enemy.

You are to take all carestateand number

soldiers to pursue,

of

the

to

inform yourself of the seat,enemy,

prosecute,kill,

and to improve yourand destrov them as

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you

shall

found."

have opportunit^^ wheresoever

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the}'

may

be

...
SIMON BRADSTREET, Governor.

May 1, 1691, he was at Wells, Me., and at the old garrison house of Lt. Joseph Storer made treaty with the In-

Remington, Wesombonet, William
Nonunkte, Tentomegan, Samson Hegan, Kenowonit, Rob Dony, Old Dony, and Sabadis.
He was on the Governor's Council many years ending
his public career in 1696, when he resigned and devoted thedian chiefs, Jonathan
Partridge,

last ten years of his life todisposing of his valuable prop-

erty among his children.

The " Willows," where Major Robert Pike first lived in Salisbury.

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Wreathe not with chaplets, when this life is ended,
Nor crown with homage my poor life-bald head;'Twill be a thing; what from my God descended
Will not be there; ye'll look upon what's dead.
No pomp, no show, with worldly lips attesting,Will it call forth;nor sympathetic tear

All that here was will be eternal resting,

And wouldst thou mock it at the silent bier?
The life I cannot keep I here renew.

And give it back again in deeds to you.

Site of the old homestead of Major Robert Pike, now owned by David M. Deal, Salisbury.

Above my head erect no stone engraven
With what I was; nor yet what I shall be;
It too will

crumble to the earth,—itshaven.

And mingle with the dust that once held me.
Build then, no monument of man's invention,
As a reminder of what I have been.

No sculptured clay can portray man's intention,
Though it bring holy memory back again.
Take then my gift into your heart of hearts,'Tis all that I can give, what it imparts.

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But thou shalt dig, from out the earth, a socket
Most fitting for the form it would command
And place a large flat stone thereon to lock it
From prowling wolf or preying ghoulish band.
There is no Hercules among the living
To force Alcestis from the Hadean shade,
No Christ to now command the dead in giving
A Lazarus again to heaven earth made.
Therefore what thou shalt bury, thus shall be
Throughout the shade of all eternity.

And yet, when the last solemn revibration
Shall echo through your frames with parting chill,

My power shall dwell in every haunt and station
Throughout the land, which Death can never kill.
each manly spirit.

It shall rise fast within

And ring wild Superstition's funeral knell,
Until the Bigot in his heart shall steer it.
Like dagger, deep into the breast of Hell!
Ye cannot la)' my power within the grave,
It e'en will rise beyond, and rise to save!

The Captain saw it when the rising lion
Stepped from his troubled land to cross the main.

And marveled when he bent the bar of iron.
As easy as he broke his native chain.
Look! oh ye hills and vales, and tell the story.
What these, then youthful arms, have done for thee! —Thy corn-fields answer back with crowns of glory
Resplendent 'neath the fruit of orchard tree;
Near which, the quiet homestead in the vale
Becomes a monument within my tale.

O sad a thing is parting,
But for sweet hope that we may meet again
As ye now come; before my soul upstarting
Forever quits the bounded haunts of men
Thy hands hold forth the Right of Man's Petition
Vouchsafed to none by sovereign, church, or court,
Until I tore it from the foul sedition
Of wild Unreason in its brazen fort,
That whipped three naked women, Quakers tried,

Ye waken me!

—

Lashed to a cart, till I their cords untied.

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This house is supposed to stand on the site of the Old W'hipping Post in Salisbury,
where Maj. Pike freed the three Quaker women.
(See Records of 1900-1, Page 28.)

I

hear a laugh,— the triumph of my laughter,

Whose echo is still ringing in the North,

When I stood chained at the Civic Hereafter,
That disfranchised, and sent me crippled forth;
Did I not say they broke their oaths as Freemen
In passing laws against our Quaker friends?
That they had made the Church and vState as leman.
And hand in hand promoted Satan's ends?
Did I not tear the Church and State in twain
That hypocrites should not usurp God's reign?

Again it comes, another laugh amusing''Twas when condemned upon the Church's bier.

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The magistrate arose in me refusing,
And summonsed Judge and Jury to appear.
Why should I not, when Pastor judged his layman.
Compel to him, what to the least is due?
It,

— —

—

ended thus, he Pythias, I the Damon
Both resurrected in the Faith anew.
Long years he labored with his pruning- hook,
Nor judged again from out the Judgement Book.

But hark!

I

hear the zephyr-laugh less balmy;

now to wails of cruel war gives way;
When I commanded all the Northern army
From Merrimac to Passamaquoddy Bay.
It

Soldiers in Camp at Salisbury.

Ye granite hills from old New Hampshire rising,Bear testimony of a warrior's name;Each well defended hamlet, thee apprisingWith all the honors of a conquerer's fame;
Where each forced treaty with the savage chief
And sympathetic Frenchman brought relief.

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Thy breath grows cold; it comes from the abysmal,
From war more cruel than from mortal foes
From that of Church, which shrouds within the dismal
Rain-cloud of tears, shed round its dread gallows.

O angels pity the bereft, forsaken,—
Forsaken by the laws of God and State!
Into its heart humanity awaken.

Awaken it e'er it shall come too late!
Condemn not Church, what thou dost call a witch!
God knows each heart Ye know not which from which!

Ancient homestead of Moses, son of Maj. Robert Pike, still standing
in Salisbury, Mass.

hear my voice again from regions gray
Increasing in its roar like distant thunder
They are imbued with Devils do ye say?
The Devil is a liar, stand from under!
Wouldst thou delude thyself with spectral things
When Satan is, himself, the sole transgressor?
And send thy victims off on gallows-wings.
And through their innocence, be his represser?
Repent O Ye! Ye pillars of the Church,
Lest God condemn thee for its foul besmirch!
I

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This Tablet is erected to mark the site of the old Timber Fort (see picture of
the Fort above the tablet), where Major Robert Pike made treaty with the Indian
which treaty was broken by the Indians and another was
Aug. 12, 1692.
A small steamboat can be seen on the river at
the left near where the attack was made on the sloops.
Reading on the Tablet "Situation of the large Timber Fort built by the liberality of Lieut. Joseph Storer of Wells which was garrisoned by Capt. Convers
30 Massachusetts soldiers various inhabitants of wells and some refugees, June
9. 1692 when it and two sloops lying in the river with crews under command of
Capts. Storer and (iooch, were fiercely assailed by the largest war party of Indiansever gathered in Maine, and led by Portneuf and I,a Brognene, French officers
After an assault continuing 3 days, in which the enemy lost several of their number, including their General, they retired.
This heroic defense in which even the women assisted, permanently established the frontier settlement of Wells and won high encomiums from the peopleof this and other provinces."—chiefs, May 1. 1691
made at Pemaquid,

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O Mary Bradbury! Did I e'er forsake thee
When thou wert by such living ghouls condemned?
Though backed by kings, their power could not o'ertake theeWith all its mighty force, around thee hemmed!
Did I not ope the door of thy stone prison,
Close guarded by its sentinels of law?
And, as from Death, reanimated, risen,
Restore thee from their desecrating war,
That thou shouldst walk thy quiet ways alone,

And not for Satan's doings to atone?
Upon the Governor's staff I firmly rested,
And made of it, indeed, a shepherd's crook
To beat away these wolves, as they contested
Against the Lamb of law with hungry look.
Some of them died in all their hunger raging,
And some, more tame, were wont to lick my hand;None of the beasts were worth the cost of caging.

Because their fangs were drawn and contraband.
Woe unto him who would deluded be!
A sepulchre is now Delusion's fee!

Not for myself have I the Times transcended,'Twas for my God I triumphed on the earth;His was the voice, through my lips that descended
Man's rights to champion round the festive hearth.
But thus, no more shalt thou see a protector
In me, of j'on poor lambs within Life's fold;Great Troy, indeed, will lose a mighty Hector

When I dismantle for the robes of gold,
That call me in the Holy Spirit's nameTo hasten unto him from whence I came.
Take thou my gold and lands, as I now give them,
They are what worldly people mostly prize;
But greater far, my precepts take and live them.
Because they flutter from the God-head wise!
They shall not die through all life's generations!
Through them I'll meet my people here once more.
Till the Eternal levels all earth's stations.

And calls them finished and their mission o'er!
The life I cannot keep, I here renew
And give it back again through deeds to you.

CUFFORD L. PIKK.

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Old burying ground laid out in 1639, where lie the remains of John Pike the father,
Maj. Robert and his sisters Israel and Ann, and most of the lineal descendants of Maj.
Robert who finished life's journey in Salisbury.
Here also rest among its early settlers,
William Worcester, the first settled minister of the town; John Wheelvvriglit the second
pastor, at one time expelled from the Colony and the founder of Exeter, N. H.. andWells, Me., and with whom llaj. Roliert had his great church controversy: the Maj.
having been expelled from the church by Wheelwright for alleged slander, in turnsummonsed Wheelwright to appear before him, the chief magistrate of the place, on thesame charge (see verse 8).

THE EARLIEST SETTLERS OF THE PIKE FAMILY
IN NEW ENGLAND.
As the memory of a hero is always dear to his countrymen, so the memoryof an ancestor is always dear and asource of veneration to his descendents.
It may not bethat the ancestor or ancestors of each and every member ofhas ever attained the dignity of a hero bydeeds of bravery achieved by feats of manly daring, or
this association

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L.

PIKE.

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otherwise reached an eminence so far above his fellow kins-

men that his

lightmore brightly than the lesser

shineslights in this great firmament of our genealogical world en-veloping them within its Steady glare, if so, let us strive
hard to emulate them also, for no man climbs to heightsthat others cannot reach.
But as we look with ever anxious
gaze upon these past exemplars of our present lives, wefind that every one however great or humble, has made his

who follow backmay be by them, led safely

footprints on the sands of time; that we,
into that dim and mystic past,

down the branches of ancestral tree to its progenic trunk;

aye even to the roots of its generic source beyond whichmortal cannot look only to exclaim
Here must beginning and the ending meet,

Making the cycle of each life complete.

We, who look upon the scenes of the past, are not heretorecord the melancholy story of cities in ruins, of empires

in fragments or of mouldering wrecks of fallen magnificencebut to listen to the patter of those footsteps down the corridors oftime, to trace the cycle of each to its final comple-

tion, that we may know^ soin what manner we are

far aswe may, by whom andchained by the links of Invisible

Law to that mysterious past, back, until the distance oftime renders them unintelligible and indistinguishable before

that

mystery enshroudingtheGod-headofman.

Therefore it is with feelings of filial piety that we gather
here; and with hearts bound by those unchangeable ties,
unite once more to here uncoil the tether of each life,

round which to build

itsmonument engraven with pastdeeds.

In tracing a line of ancestry it becomes necessary to begin with the emigrants who first settle in a country and tofollow their descendents down through the children of eachgeneration to one's own knowledge of their identity; in44Records of the Pike Family

this manner and only in thismanner can a full line of deone be made known who of thefirst settlers was their ancestor.
Of the first settlers who
scent be established andcame to this country, it was at- first supposed that John
Pike of Newbury who came to this country in 1635 withhis two sons, John and Robert, were the only emigrants of
the name in those early times; in the process of research,
it was discovered later that
there was a James Pike whocame to this country about 1640 and settled inCharlestown,
Mass., and who afterwards removed to Reading, Mass.

Then in the progress of our research we find a Richard andHugh Pike of Newbury, Mass.; a Robert Pike of Providence, R.

I.
a George Pike of Marblehead, Mass., a
Moses Pike of Sheepscott, Me. a William Pike of Lyme,
Conn. a Samuel Pike of Portland or Falmouth Me. a Jo;

;

;

;

seph Pike of Boston, Mass.
town, Mass.; and a Philip;aThomas Pike of Charles-

Pike of Kittery, Me., all ofwhom came to this country prior to the year 1700 except
Philip of Kittery of whom the first record is about 1705.
Of Richard Pike the only record that can be called authentic that I have been able to find, is, that on June 30th,
1665 he testified in court, that Henry Fay, weaver, said tohim, "that if he died a single man, then his brother'schildren shall have his estate."
Portland says that this Richard

Willisin

his history ofPike lived in Portland in
1665 and that he believed him to be the father of HughPike of Newbury; of Samuel Pike of Portland; and of
George Pike of Marblehead. Although Mr. Willis was avery careful and accurate historian' I believe this matter tobe based wholly on speculation and not on evidence as hegives us nothing in proof of this assertion.
George Pikeof Marblehead was here in 1668, about asearly as Richard,and it is extremely doubtful about his being the father ofGeorge it has been clearly proven that the Richard
Pike of Falmouth, Me., was the son of Samuel of Falmouth

this

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instead of being his father and they both were driven awayfrom their home with the rest of the settlers during the In-dian war of 1688 when they removed to Salem, Mass.,
which was their residence after that date. It has beenquestioned very strongly in my mind whether there ever
was a man by the name of Richard Pike at that date in thiscountry and especially in Newbury as it has not been dis-covered that he ever obtained a grant of land from that or

any other town, joined a church, or in any other way idenhimself with public records.
I am almost inclined tothe belief that the name was incorrectly recorded and pertified

haps should have been

Robertbut if correctly recorded
there is a strong probability that he was the father of Hugh
Pike

of

;

Newbury and I will state here that the names ofHugh, occur quite frequently;

Richard, Robert, John andinwhat I believe to be the ancestral branch of our familyinEngland.
Of Moses Pike of Sheepscott, Me., which with Newcastle

at that time received thename of New Dartmouth divided

by a line from Pemaquid,that Sept. 5, 1665 he swore
Nearly all the townships withall their records were destroyed by the Indians some eighteen years later and if he survived it is more than likelythat he escaped to the Provinces or returned to England.
fealty to the Duke of

of

is

York.

The first record I have been able to find of Robert Pike
Providence, R. I., is when he receives a free grant ofland in that place Feb. 19, 1645 and the last record of him
was when he drew Eot No. 97 in the division of land on
the West side of Seven Mile river, 1683.
He came to thiscountry prior to that time accompanied by his wife Catherine
and daughter Hannah and brother Conant. I have foundno other record of the brother Conant. His sister married
Nathaniel Patten of Dorchester, Mass., where she lived
and died in 1675 probably without issue. Her name was
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this country.

The daughter Hannah married Maturin Bal-lon and lived in Providence

where she died between 1661

and 1663 leaving a family of six children the first of which
was born before 1*850 therefore she must have been born in
England. I have not been able to find that Robert Pike
had other children.
George Pike of Marblehead came to this countrj- prior to
Dec. 5, 1663 for upon that date he purchased of SamuelCondy of Marblehead, fisherman, and his wife Anna one
end of a dwelling house in which the said Condy lived. In
Hethis deed he gives his occupation also as fisherman.
formerlyofmarried Hester, daughter of Thomas Atkins
Mendoninthecountyof
SufKennebec, Me., and died infolk between April 2nd and the 11th, 1716.
I believe him
to be the father of George Pike who married Tabitha andsettled at Cape Cod and had a son George born in 1694
and a son Leonard born about two years later. Leonard
settled in Truro, Mass., where he married in 1723 Ann
Snow and had eight children. His fifth child, Leonard,
married 1751 vSarah Case and for his second wife Elizabeth
Whitman and by the two wives had a family of twenty -ninechildren most of them born at his home in Whitingham,
Vt.
Many of his descendants still reside in that place
while others are scattered over the state of New York andthe Western states.
Of the parentage of George Pike, I
have of Richard of Newbury already spoken there are but
two others of the early settlers, outside the other Newbury
family, who could have been his father, and they are Robert of Providence, and James of Charlestown, afterwards of;Reading.

William Pike of Lyme, Conn., married at that place in
Comstock and settled there where his six
children were born.
He afterwards moved to Southold,N. Y., in the village called Mattituck where he died in
1717 and his widow died in 1745.
I believe this man to1679 Abigail

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be a son of James Pike of Reading inasmuch as John, sonof James, Jr.,

settledNorwich,Ct., and James, his
Of his children Abigail
married Henry Bennett and lived at Lyme, Ct.
His oldest
son, William, married first 1714 Priscilla Thornton andsecond 1719 Hannnah or Susanna Berry (or Barry); hesettled in Boston and his son William married 1747 Elizabeth Quillen and was probably the father of William of
Revolutionary war fame who was born in Boston, 1751 andwho settled at Southport, Ct., and married Mrs. Molly(Darrow) Thorp and raised a family of 14 children somestill residing at that place today.
Of the sons John andDaniel I have nothing to say.
The youngest son, Henry,atbrother settled at Southington, Ct.

married Margaret, who died in 1745; he married, 1847, thedied 1 756 and he died at
his residence in Mattituck, in 1768.
His son Henry mar-widow Rachel Sandiforth who

ried Jemima Hallock in 1768 and lived on thehome place.

His son William Henry was the father of Henry andgrandfather of William Henry Pike who lives in Mattituck,
L. I., N. Y., today.
In regard to the William Pike or Pile mentioned in the
New Puritan as settling at Nantucket a search of the registry of Deeds clearly proves the name to be Pile.
Joseph Pike of Boston married, 1680, Susannah Smithand in 1687 Prudence. He settled in Boston and had fourchildren the first three dying in infancy; his last child, Joseph. I have not traced.
It is said he died in 1688 for his
estate was taxed that year
I have always supposed him to
be a son of James of Charlestown.

Thomas Pike married Elizabeth, and settled in Boston
where he had four children born between 1686 and 1697.
Their names were Elizabeth, Thomas, Joseph and Sarah.
It is most probable that he was a son of James of Charles
It may be that Thomas Pike of Fairfield, Ct.
1727 was a son of the above named Thomas.

town.

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Philip Pike married Rebecca Maddox and settled in Kit-

Me. The first record I have of him is in 1705 when
he purchased land in Portsmouth, N. H., and afterwards
tery,

served July 8th to the 19th, 1708 with the military at fort
William and Mary at New Castle. His sons Thomas andJohn settled at Old Berwick, Me. his son Philip settled at
Kittery and moved to Arundel (now Kennebunkport) Me.
;;

while his son

Amos

settledinBiddeford, Me., married

Mary Jordan and died leaving one son, James Pike, whoJohn Norton of Buxton,
Me. James married Mary Smith and lived in Hollis, Me.

lived with his mother married to

Buxton while his sons John, WilDominicus lived the greater part of their
John who settled in Berwick had several
lives in Saco.
children, /. e. two sons and four daughters, his oldest son,John, married Martha Cotton and lived in Rochester, N. H.,
and his son, Elisha married Sally Hanson and moved from
Dover to Malta (now Windsor,) Me., and from thence to
New York then to Bayfield, Wisconsin, and had a familyof twelve children.
Elisha, son of the above named John,
married a daughter of Joseph Moses of Portsmouth and had
but one daughter, Katherine Pike, so far as I now know.
his son Daniel lived inliam, James andHe lived in Portsmouth. Thomas Pike who also settled in
Berwick had eleven children, all girls but two. Philip, theoldest, died unmarried; Amos married Sally Stacy and had
four daughters and one son, Joseph Hilliard Pike, who also
lived in Berwick and was not married to my knowledge.
Of the daughters of Thomas, Mary married Joseph Hardison. Patience married Ezekiel Wentworth. Abigail married
Eliphalet Ricker of Somersworth, Susannah married Benjamin Towle, Jane married Timothy Hubbard, Olive married
Nathan Murray, and I do not know that Eunice and Martha
ever married.
Philip of Arundel

so far as I know.

only had two daughters and one son
Joanna married, 1777, Samuel Winn

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and Rebecca married, 1765, Nathaniel, son of Nathanieland Dorothy (Light) Wells of Wells, Me., where theyboth lived.

James Pike of Hollis always told his children and grandchildren that his

father, Philip Pike of Kittery, came toManchester, England.
Samuel Pike of Falmouth, (now Portland,) Me. married
Mary, daughter of Nathaniel Wallace of Beverly, Mass.
He purchased lands of his father-in-law on the west side
this country fromof Muscle Cove,near a deep gully in the Cove on Casco

Bay and resided there till the Indian war of

1688.

It

was

he who gave the alarm when the attack was made by the
Indians on Corbin's house.
His family with many others
escaped to the garrison house and soon after removed to
Salem, Mass.
His children were Samuel, Richard,
Nathaniel and Mary.
Samuel married by the Rev. Cotton
Mather, in Boston, Mary Radmore Feb. 13, 1706.
He
lived in Dorchester where his three children were born, i. c.
Samuel who died young, Philip who married, 1738, JaneCallender and Mary who married, 1731, Philip Colter.
He
was a shipwright by occupation. He removed to Bolton,
Mass., where he died in 1729.
Richard was twice married. I do not know the name of
his first wife.
After he moved to Salem he married thewidow, Elizabeth (Pickman) Ormes. He followed his
father's occupation, that of blacksmithy and died Dec. 1747.
He had one child by his first wife, /. e. Mary who married
1728 Abijah Estes.
Of his second wife's children Elizabeth
married John Dalponde; Susannah married Joseph Hood,second Mr. Bright; Samuel died young; Abigail marriedThomas Mason; Margaret died unmarried in 1794; Benjamin died young; Richard married, 1750, Elizabeth Jefferdsof Wells, Me.
Nathaniel married Margaret King of Salem.
He was a
shipwright and lived in Salem.
He had two daughters.

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Susannah who married Thomas Shepherd, and Sarah;and one son, Nathaniel, who married Abigail Phippen, andhad three children, Nathaniel, Samuel and Abigail. He
died and his widow married at Hampton Falls, N. H., in
1753 John Ward, both of Salem.
Mary married Richard Woodmany or Woodman and seti.

e.

j

j

tied in Salem.

Samuel, himself, died

in

Salem

in

May

1694.

Of his'First,
parentage there are three questions to be answered.
was he a son of Richard before mentioned, which I believe

hardlyprobable;second,he a son

was

of

James

of

Charlestown- Reading? This seems more reasonable as a
grandson of the said James, named Samuel lived on the
Kennebec in Maine. Third, was he the missing son by
Captain John Pike of NewburyWoodbridge? The historian says there was a missing son
by that name, of whom no trace could be found and the
Newbury records gave his birth he was not mentioned in
Capt. John's will nor was his son Joseph who was living
at Newbury at the time the will was made; but as I believe
there are other records that will throw more light on thismatter, still to be looked up I will leave it at this point.
the name of vSamuel, of;Of the remaining three early settlers, Hugh Pike of Newbury, James Pike of Charlestown-Reading, and John Pikeof Newbury,I

will notspeak

at this time, as, to do themwould require a separate paper of considerable
There has already been read by the Hon.
length for each.
John Q. Evans, a very excellent paper relating to Major
justice,it

Robert Pike and the Salisbury branch of the family; therefore it will not be necessary for me to speak of him again
but of the above named Hugh and James Pike and of the
Captain John Pike branch of the Newbury family, I will
try and arrange papers at some future meeting.
Brothers and sisters of this associaiion, for such I like tocall you, in themeantime, bound as we are by ties which;—

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none can dissever,withheartsunite in the spirit offilialpiety and disseminate

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beating in unison
its

let ustenetsamong all of our relatives and among all who can claim
adherance to our name throughout the length and breadthof this great land;

inviting

suchtobecome brothers andsisters with us, as members of the Pike

Family Association,

whose branches shall be as firmly bound together as thatinvincible

historic

bundleofsticks,never again to be

separated.

With these few remarks, I bid you, when this reunion isover,

God speed, till we meet again.
CI.IFFORD I.. PIKE.

HERALDRY.
"Heraldry is a science of marshalling and emblazoning
coat armors and explaining

allthat relates to the carryingof arms by those entitled to bearhonor."

such hereditary marks of— Curtis.

Shakspeare and Scott are full of heraldry and amongst
modern writers Conan Doyle's "White Company" is fullof heraldic terms.

How many know that the opening lines of Richard IH.
"Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this Sun of York."aware that they allude to the "Sun in splendor" and thenone of the badges of Edward IV?
But little knowledge suffices to tell us that a crescent or
cross in any form is evidence that the original grantee ofthe arms had been engaged in the Crusades or Holy Wars.

The ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans bore arms,
such as an ox, owl and so on.

But heraldry proper cannot

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be traced further back than the 12th century in England,
where it was introduced by the French, who had previously
adopted it from the Germans; the terms now used in heraldry are nearly all old French, such as the mottos, andwords indicating different parts of the arms, such as "sinister,""dexter," "fess"

etc.

were adopted at will;
owing to no Registry such devices were often adopted bymore than one person; this led to much confusion and dur5, a Roll of Arms was
ing the reign of Henry III., 1240
created, and borne only by barons and knights, whereby
assumption was granted and made hereditary' to the one
who had longest borne such arms as were in dispute.
Henry's successor, Edward I., made arms compulsory.
During the reign of Edward II., a second Roll of Arms
was made and comprised the names and arms of 1160 perOriginally arms, likesurnames,

—

sons.

Henry V. prohibited, under a heavy penalty, the use of
any arms to which they were unal)le to show proper title,
exception being made to those who bore cognizance (akind of badge, something like the G. A. R. buttons of thepresent time) at Cressey, Poictiers or Agincourt.
Abuses still continued to arise and in the 16th century aRoyal Commission of Enquiry was formed this commission,termed the "Herald's Visitation" had power over all whobore arms and "made infamous by proclamation all who
unlawfully took arms unto themselves." And any family
whose arms are confirmed in this Visitation cannot wish;

further proof

of

their

authenticity.

Many

of

the early

New

England brought withthem from Europe their family arms engraved on plate,seals, parchments, etc. and which have been carefully preThereserved and are consequently beyond suspicion.
settlers in Virginia

and theseems to be no doubt of the authenticity of this coat ofarms we have here, for it is the Visitation, without theRecords of the Pike Family

Chevron however—which merely indicatesbranchthat it belongs to a

of

the

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in this probably,family of the original

grantee, and comes to us directly through a lineal descendant of Moses Pike, who, tho' a younger son, was probably

moreinterested

preserving such familyinpossessions than therecords andmore widely known Major Robert

Pike.

Why were arms granted? We are told by Sir James
Lawrence in his "Nobility of British Gentry" "that any—

individual

who distinguishes himself may be said to enWoodward and Burnett say "A Prince

noble himself. "judging an

individual

letters of nobility.

Inworthyofnotice gave him patentthese letters were emblazoned thearms which were to distinguish his shield. By this shield
he was to be known or 'nobilis.
A plebian had no blazonryon his shield because he was 'ignobilis' or unworthy of'notice."Hence arms are a criterion of nobility.
shield of arms is a nobleman.

Whoever has a

In every country in Europe,

without exception, a grant of arms or letters ofnobilitj^ isconferred on all descendants.

To my mind there is no doubt that this shield, or coat ofarms that we have here belongs to the American branch of
the Pike family, and that we are entitled to its use as descendants of the first John Pike who came to Newburyport,
or Ipswich, in 1635, and I think it is the key to the situation, and through it we can trace our ancestry back throughEngland's history to the Crusades; perhaps across the
English Channel into France, back still further, jf we careto, even as far into remote ages as our friend. Dr. Fernald,
has led us, but to my mind the Crusades ever hold acharm that nothing else can, and I fain would rest ourancestry on some grand old knight of the Holy Wars.

VIOEA JAY RUSSEEL.

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ONE OF THE PIKES IN DIXIE.
To My K1NSPEOP1.E AND Namesakes:

As I cannot be at the reunion in person I want to say a
few words by letter, telling of what a Pike has done in
Dixie Land, that may be of interest to the Pikes in New
England, I am away down South where the cotton, riceand sugar cane grow, and in addition every kind of staple
crops.

This

landed hereisI

the land for the laboring man.

had

less

than

$25.

in

When I

cash, and as I am

seventy -two 3^ears old I think you will pardon me for saying I was braver than a great many men half my age toamong what

would beIt seems
goodpeoplemany
quite a venture, but thank God I met
pioneering,
startedbeforeandfrom the North who had comeand the native Southerners I have met are very kind to me.
I arrived last May a year ago, and I have worked almost
When I left Revere, Mass.,
every day since mj' arrival.
rheumatic trouble. I
longstanding
fromasuffering
I was

come

down SouthI

thought

strangers and commence a life work over again.

have been relieved of that by the use of the sand hill waterfrom the springs at this place. While wages are low down
here for mechanics and laborers, it costs very little to live,
and I have saved enough since ni}' arrival to buy and pay
for a nice little tract of land on which I have built me alittle cottage, planted fruit trees of various kinds and have
had melons and vegetables from my garden for my own use
and to spare. I have more than fifty fig bushes growing,
and they will be bearing next summer as it only takes two
years for a fig bush or tree (they are a small tree) to come
Last winterinto bearing from the time they are put out.

hundreds of Northern people in
New England, and some of
the most delicate persons slept in tents all the winter throughthere were hundreds andthis place to escape the cold of

and were very much benefited thereby.

MISS CORA

B.

PIKE.

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I have bought a second tract of land and paid one -fourthon it, and I feel as though I will live to make one of theI have now spent
nicest little farms in the Sunny Sonth.
two summers down South, and the heat is not as oppressive
Down here we have a healthas it is up at my old home.
ful dry heat for about eight months out of the twelve, while
in New England it is about three months of moist heat.
I want you to all come down and see what a Pike has
done, and I am sure you will feel that I have added somecredit to the name of Pike.

Yours truly,

EZEKIEL PIKE.
Formerly of Revere. Now of the New England settlement at Pinebluff, N. C.

WOMEN WHO HAVE MADE HISTORY FOR US.
In view of the fact that countless interesting tales of the
exploits of our respected ancestors will be told and retold

during this reunion of the Pike family, I believe I may be
pardoned for choosing a subject remote from the line of theancestral tree, but one in direct sympathy with the women
who have been makers of its history.
The advantages and independence of the woman of thepresent century as compared with those of her sister of theperiod in which lived Major Robert Pike.
In choosing this subject it is not my intention or purpose
to try and impressof the present,

you with the superiority of the womenwhen we compare their educational advant-ages with the primitive ones enjoyed by our sisters of thepast centuries, as such an argument would be conceded by
all fairminded as unjust and entirely uncalled for.

In the period of the seventeenth century, railroads, andall but themost primitive methods of travel were unknown;

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making travel, which is now considered one of the mostand again the
crude, unexplored and uncivilized condition of the Ameri-liberaleducators practically

impossible;cas, rendered it unsafe for women to

go about unattended,thus practically narrowing their world and experience tothe little settlements in which they lived.
Employment was regulated to the household, where forsooth the good wife and mother found ample opportunity to
exercise both hand and judgment.

The present means of acquiring mental power and ability
through the perusal of literature, was denied them as few
books were obtainable during this period, so whatever their
aim and character it was formed in an independent and entirely

unprejudiced manner.

The education andtrainingofthechildren devolved

principally upon the mother, to say nothing of the carding,spinning and weaving, also construction of the garments
for the entire family.

As up to date as is the twentieth century woman.
Would you vouch for her were she confronted with allthese problems?

For all this and much more was our earlier
sponsible.

sister re-

Can we then safely affirm that the woman of

today exceeds in spirit and independence her sister of the
Looking at it from one standpoint. Yes,,
primitive age?

from another. No.
Let us look further into the negative side of our problem
and see what were some of the conditions that surrounded
our earlier sister in her battle of life.
Coming to America to escape the bonds of Catholicism,

mother sought to install in the mind of her child,
Christianity drawn on rigid and puritanical lines.
The "divine right" of man was the foundation stone of
The maid was imbued with the idea that mansociety.
was her superior and to him must she bow in deference.

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nor was she allowed in any manner to ursnrp the authority
over man or his pursuits.

The curse of superstition and witchcraft was a disgrace
and a blight to the times, and through fear of being
thought in sympathy with the witches, many minds, thatin this age of enlightenment and progress would expand
and broadening out bring into the world new ideas and new
methods, were carefully curbed and concealed that thefinger of public opinion might not be pointed at them as
promoters of the wierd and uncanny witchcraft.
Yet laboring under such disadvantages it was an age ofresolution and heroism.
No doubt the very barriers toenlightenment and progress laid the foundation for the resolute and determined characters of the men and women of
our family, to whom history pays high tribute, as powerfulfactors in the wars of the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries.

Perhapshave read with interest the story of the
Sue A. Pike, a teacher in an Illinois
district school, in the dark days of 1862, who placed upon
the walls of her schoolroom the Stars and Stripes, notwithj^ouresolute will of Miss

standing the fact that the majority of the families represented there were supporters and sjaiipathizers of "Jeff

Davis," and when it was torn from the walls rescued thefragments and replacing them protected them against allcomers.
The "Flag Day" which is observed by our
public schools throughout the country also the custom offloating the flag from all public schools, dates its origin in

the heroism of this loyal woman.

But to return to earlier happenings, woman's dependence
was due largely to the fault of her underating her own
abilities.

The fact that they had always been in subjection andmuch oppressed, left its mark upon them and in averymeasure the yoke was still about their neck.

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The

socialhas steadily improved, with anconditionoccasional reaction caused by the fear of the doubting or
the sneers of the cynical.

We cast no reflection on the morality of these good
women, but in mention, bring into significant prominencetheterm social and intelectual improvement, rather thanmoral.

Taking up the affirmative side of our query, we find thatthe female mind, daly caltivated,iscapable of very highachievements.

The man of today requires a companion for life who canparticipate in his highest pursuits

and sympathize with hisnoblest purposes.

Such women, today bless our community and give tone
to social intercourse throughout our republic,

thanks to theadvancement of our educational advantages, which has
broadened the plane of womans sphere and placed her on
a level with her former leader, man.
I copy from Tennj'son these lines, which appeal to me
as being synonymous with the aim and ambition of theaveragewoman of the day,"Self-reverence,

self-know-

ledge, self-control, these three alone lead life to sovereign

power."

The world sues for earnest practical women to meet theexigencies of the age.

The day of romantic dreams and visionary philanthropy
There is 3'et unlimited work to be done,

has gone by.

someone has said, though egotistic may its repetition be,that "Back of every great worthy achievement of man, j^ou
find woman."Be that as it may, she is now appreciated for her intellectual and moral worth;

the past century has witnessed an

evolution of sentiment, and today
thewomen not only grace

homes of their husbands and fathers, but are to befound occupying responsible positions in the businessworld and among the leaders of all professions.

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The woman of today is putting her intellect to new uses.
Medicine, surgery, law and the finer arts have all surrendered

their intricate detail to the tireless researches ofambitious woman, to say nothing of the sea of businessenterprises which are daily being undertaken and carried

to successful issue.
I would call to your mind the fact that among the manyplans submitted to the committee, for the New England
Building at the recent Exposition at Buffalo, N. Y., thedesign chosen and carried out was the work of a woman.

Nor does all this tend to unsex us.
lose in morals

Think you, womenand individuality as they gain prestige andintelligence?

Quite the reverse, you

who observe and keep in touchwith the times, have found.

Edupation in any branch of business or profession uplifts
and increases the instincts and natural refinement which
by right is woman's heritage.
Endless and various as the ideas that may be advancedon this subject, on one point, you, who have been instrumental in unraveling the tangles of the ancestral chain of
the Pike family, will agree, is, that all the generations
from the one in which Robert Pike first saw light, to thepresent, have brought forth women of sterling worth, bywhose very existence humanity has been benefitted, andfor whom the world is better for having known.
In memory of our departed I repeat the following lines:—"She dwells in glory!

But her memory,
Like a star, that on the horizon's verge,
Lingers at evening o'er our distant home,
Will light our footsteps through life's evening waste,
And guide us onward to our heavenly home."

MISS CORA B. PIKE.

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BRIGADIER-GENERALZEBULON MONTGOMERY PIKE.
General Zebulon Montgomery Pike was the son of Col.
Zebulon and Isabella (Brown) Pike and was born in LamJle entered theberton, now Trenton, N. J., Jan. 5, 1779.
for meritoripromotion
byarmy in 1799 and rose rapidly,

Septemberous services, to the rank of Brigadier-general.
onan explorgovernment
the
sent
by
29, 1806, having been
SpanishthedownhauledheWest,theing expedition into
flag and raised, for the first time, the flag of his country ina place now called Republic City
since been erected by the state tohasmonument
where aWest, on November 13, he records
Continuing
his memory.

the state of Kansas atthat he saw a light blue cloud, which he concluded to be amountain; on the 17th, they started in the direction, of themountain and traveled for ten days, arriving at the foot of
Cheyenne mountain, which they ascended on the 27th,
and from its heights he says, "The summit of the grandold peak, which was entirely bare of vegetation and covered
with snow, now appeared at the distance of fifteen or sixteen
miles and as high again as what we had ascended, andwould have taken a whole day's march to have arrived at
whence I believe no human being could haveits base,
This is the famous mountainascended to its pinnacle."that has since been called Pike's Peak in honor of him wholooked upon its heights.
During the 1812 war he was assigned to duty on thelakes where he urged the invasion of Canada and was
appointed by Gen. Dearborn in charge of the troops to makean attack on York, now Toronto, Canada, which was thefirstprincipal depot of supplies forall

the British posts in theWest. Commodore Chauncy took the troops on board at
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and Indians commanded by Col. Sheaffe, who
immediately retired before the irresistable charge of the"Pike pressed forward with his intrepid
Americans.
soldiery, stormed the fort, captured two redoubts, but while

BritishOP TWESTY SIX LETTF.RS

hath' deabbobw.

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advance of his men, waving his sword and urging them
main works, the fuse which the British had
lighted reached the magazine of the fort blowing it up withinto attack thegreat loss of life to the American soldiery."

General Pike was among the injured and survived his
wounds but a few hours.

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An account of his death and obituary from theWiiig.

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Boston"On Tuesday last, the twentieth, at sunrise, Com.
Chauncy with a squadron of ten or twelve vessels appeared
before York with General Dearborn and three thousandmen. The infantry under Brig. Gen. Pike landed andattacked the town and batteries in the rear while the squad-ron attacked them by water.
Gen. Pike with about two
hundred men were killed by the blowing up of a magazine
in one of their batteries, and in which they had laid a train
for that purpose. It made considerable havoc in our column,
and what is to be more especially lamented is the death of
Brigadier General Pike occasioned by a severe contusion
by a stone, he survived the wounds but a few hours.
Obituary:
Probably the loss of no man in the American
Army could excite more unfeigned and universal regret
than the death of this brave and gentlemanly officer.
His
skill, intrepidity and sound judgment were equalled by few,
perhaps excelled by none.
Anxious to retrieve the losses
and disgraces we have sustained by treachery, incompetency,
and precipitancy, he hastened to obtain a foothold in theenemy's country, but alas! in the accomplishment of this—object he has sacrificed his invaluable life.

His tomb is in

the hearts of his countrymen."

From the Boston Patriot :—''X:\i^ death of General Pike,as that of Geni Wolf,

Wolf died almost instantly.
When
Pike recovered enough to speak after the tremendous
explosion which deafened and stunned for a moment every
one, he encouraged his men to pass on.
They gave threecheers, and advancing to the charge, overcame all before
them at the point of bayonet. When they brought the
British colors to Gen. Pike, they were folded up and placed
under his head; upon which he said— "I die content,"

then laid his hand upon his brave heart and expired."

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A soul of honor, breath' d in every word.
No act of the life of General Pike will better display his
exalted sense of true honor, than his last General Order,
issued on the morning of the embarkation of the American
troops from Sackett's

Harbor,April 25,

I'T^S,

and from

which the following are extracts"It is expected that every corps will be mindful of thehonor of the American arms, and the disgraces which haverecently tarnished our arms; and endeavor by a cool anddetermined discharge of their duty to support the one, andwipe off the other.""Courage and bravery in the field, do not more distinguish the soldier, than humanity after victory and whatever examples the savage allies of our enemy may havegiven us, the general confidently hopes that the blood ofan unresisting or j-ielding enemy, will never stain theweapons of the soldiers of his column.""A distinguished officer, who was in the battle at York,states, that as he passed the general, after he was wounded,
he cried, "^ Piish on, my brave fellon's, and ave^ige your;general.

''Allies'Register.

"When the surgeons were carrjang the wounded generaland his aids from the field, our troops who had just formed,
gave a tremendous huzza! The general turned his head,anxiously, to enquire what that was for; a sergeant who

accompanied him said''The British union jack is coming—

He heaved aheavy sigh of ecstacy, and smiled, amidst the anguishwhich must have been inseparable from the state of his
dozen, general,theStars are goi>ig up.''wounds."As the general was "breathing his last, the British
standard was brought to him he made a sign to have it—

His
without a groan.
body was embalmed at York and conveyed to Sacket's
Harbor, where it was interred in the magazine at Fort
placed under his head, and

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Tompkins with all

thestatelypompofmilitary honor,

amidst the regrets of every good man." Niles' Register.
(Extracts from the History of the Pike Family.)

Death scene of Brigadier-tieueial Z. M. Pike.

MONODY.
SCENBThe Batile-^roiind, near YorkTime — Evening.
Sweet sleep the brave, who for their country die!
Around their urn the whisp'ring breeze shall sigh;
There shall the Sun his earliest lustre shed,
And his last glow play o'er the hero's head;On that dear spot shall thousands, yet unborn.
Retire to shed the willing tear and mourn!
There no rude passion e'er shall intervene,
But every feeling answer to the scene;
Sweet, mournful pleasure, give the soul relief,
Whose noblest lux'ry is the "joy of grief!"

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If worth departed y&\. can sorrow move,

And Pity's tears flow with the tears of love;
If dear Remembrance to her task be true,
And deeds of glory spread before the view;
Then dressed in freshest verdure, long shall bloom
The laurels springing from the hero's tomb;
Their fragrance breathe thro' the long lapse of years,
And still be watered b}' a nation's tears!
Oft shall fair Freedom seek the glorious grave,

Where peaceful rest the relics of the brave;
There, oft her son in plaintive tones bewail,Whilst sighs, responsive, float upon the gale.
Spirit of Sympathy from Heaven descend
A Nation weeps! Columbia mourns a friend!
Low in the dust now lies that godlike form
Cold is that hand, which in the battle-storm
With dauntless courage wav'd the faithful blade,And deeds of Spartan valor there display 'd.
O, ne'er to man did bounteous Heaven impart
A purer spirit, a more generous heart;
And in that heart did nature sweetly blend!

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The fearless hero, and the faithful friend.
Could truth and virtue claim exemption free

From the dread fate of frail mortality;
Could native goodness, unalloyed by art,
A noble mind, an uncorrupted heart;

A soul of honor, breath'd in every word.
Could these have stayed the fated angel's sword;

Then might the Muse in glowing strains aspire
To "wake to ecstacy the living lyre;"
Then might she sing the force of glory's charms.

And blazon far the hero's deeds in arms.
But soft and melancholy e'er must flow
The notes which echo to the plaint of woe
Shades of the brave whose names, nor time nor place,Can ever from the human heart erase
Ye, who in justice dar'd the sword to wield,
And martyrs fell on Freedom's blood-stained field;
behold the hallow ed grave
Bend from 3-our clouds
Of Freedom's fav'rite, Pike, the virtuous brave!
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Around his tomb an holy lustre shed,

And guard the relics of th^ patriot dead!
And whilst to heaven ascend a nation's vows,
With glory's halo bind the chieftain's brows.

When Death triumphant stalks the battle-plain,
Amid the heaps of wounded and of slain
What potent power nerves the brave soldier's arm,
And lends to danger an attractive charm?
'Tis Glory, mistress of the hero's soul.

Which bids him press to reach the wished- for goal
To gain by splendid deeds a deathless name.
And live eternal on the page of fame;
Nor that alone — if Virtue fire his breast.
Then is the warrior more than doubly blest;
His brows are crowned with never-fading bays.

And grateful millions celebrate his praise.
Return 'd from scenes of slaughter and of blood,

Where bleeding thousands swell'd the purple flood,

He tastes the sweeter, purer joys of life;
The glowing love of children and of wife.
Light to his soul seem toils and dangers brav'd.

And dearer far, the land his valor sav'd;Whilst all are anxious his idea to blend.

With the lov'd names of father, brother, friend.
In vain, O, Pike! was wish'd thy blest return!
The widow'd wife is left thy loss to mourn!
Deeply transfix'd within her bleeding heart,
She feels the rankling of the fated dart;
That breast which pillowed oft the mourner's head.

When slumber o'er her couch its poppies shed.
No more shall light affection's holy glow.
No more be partner of her joy and woe.
The lovely daughter, ere in maiden bloom,
Reclines in sadness o'er a father's tomb;O'er early youth the streams of sorrowroll.

And sighs bespeak the language of the soul.
So the sweet rose impearl'd with nightly dew,
Droops its young head, and hides its tears from view.
O, sacred be their griefs from every eye,And hallow'd be each tributary sigh!

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Its boundless love may Heav'n to them reveal,
And soothe the wounds which time can never heal.

Almighty Power! regard the widow's woes,
And let her spirit find in Thek repose;
Bid her lov'd offspring on thy word depend,

Who trusts in thee, shall ever find a friend.
When softly falls the evening's gath'ring shade.
And wraps in sable ev'ry hill and glade;
Soon the bright star-beams tremble o'er the wave,
But brighter beams shine round the hero's grave.
Pensive, fond Mem'ry seeks the lonely bed.

Where, low in earth, proud Valor rests his head,With pleasing sadness mounts on Fancy's car.
And decks with flowrets scenes of blood and war;
Ah! well she knows ne'er nobler blood did stain,

Than gallant Pike's, the well-contested plain.
In such an hour, when Nature finds repose.

And evening shuts the petals of the rose;

When Zephyr from his bow'rs, with fragrant sweep.
But gently swells the undulating deep;
The soul, releas'd from busy cares of day,Again resumes her unresisted sway
Then, wild with joy, or melting into tears.
The scenes she traces of departed years;
Views the destructton of a monarch's throne,
Or treads the pathway where a conq'ror shone;
Sees Freedom's warriors rushing towards the fight,
Their cause, the cause of justice and of right.
With honest pride, she reads the rolls of fame.
And thrills with rapture at a Perrv's name;Whilst noble Hull, Decatur, Bainbridge, jones.

And the long list of Valor's dauntless sons,
Rise to the view

—but cannot stay the tear

Which flows, profuse, o'er fallen merit's bier,
O! may such tears forever freely flow.
Such be the soul's sweet "luxury of woe!"
Such consecrate the mem'ry of the brave.

And rescue Virtue from th' oblivious grave;
By such, the glor}- of a Lawrence lives.
And Burrows' fame a brighter glow receives.

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Through the green foliage of the lofty trees
Low whispers gentle May's inspiring breeze;
Save the faint, distant sound of dashing oar,And rippling billow breaking 'gainst the shore;
Save evening birds' sweet, melancholy song.
As to their nests the warblers flit along;
No sound is heard the Sun's last parting beam
O'er proud Ontario throws a golden gleam;—

That flood, which erst the martial chieftain bore

To death and glory, on a hostile shore,

How gently now, the dews of evening weep!
How still the waters 'neath the twilight sleep!
O, placid Nature, such is Thy repose!
But man still wakes, still broods upon his woes.
Does Pleasure pass him with her blithesome train?

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Full on her path succeeds the demon. Pain!
Alternate, joy and grief his measure fill,
The fool of passion and the slave of will

Does Virtue cheer him? 'tis a meteor-beam,
Faint as the shadow of a morning dream,
Short is her lonely pilgrimage on earth
She seeks the heavenly region of her birth!

Now ardent Fancy casts her eager eye
To where, beneath yon oaks, which tower on high,
The fearless heroes "clasp'd the hand of death,"
And for their country joy'd to yield their breath.
Imagination, on swift pinions borne,
Again recalls the bright and glorious morn,
When Freedom's soldiers willing sought thefield,

And tore the brilliants from the Briton's shield.

Now the tall barks approadh the fated shore;
Forth from their sides the well trained legions pourThe gallant Forsyth, with his dauntless band.
First bravely leap upon the hostile strand;
Beneath the shelter of the forest gloom,

The foe, in silence, waits his pending doom.
As when some cloud, surcharg'd with Heav'n's own fire,O'er darken'd plains displays an aspect dire;
Till the bright flames illume the vaulted sky,

And dart, tremendous, from their stores on high;So, on the foe, the battle's thunder broke,Records of the Pike Family
So, on his legions, fell the dreadful stroke.

"On to the charge!" the hero's voice commands;
Confus'd, dismay 'd, retreat the hostile bands!
And Albion sees, amid the conflict's glare,
That Trenton, Monmouth, Bunker Hill, are there:
Unmov'd the gallant chief beholds the scene!
And mid the battle's carnage smiles serene!
His noble soul glows with a patriot fire.
His cheering words each noble soul inspire;
The humblest warrior, bent on deeds of fame,
Feels the glad impulse thrill thro'out his frame
Whilst the bright Eagle hov'ring o'er their heads.
From rank to rank th' infusive ardor spreads.
But hark! whence is that awful crash we hear?
Why are those shrieks which wound the listening ear?
Ah! see ascend the dun and thick'ning smoke;
And see, beneath, th' advancing column broke!
Startled, amaz'd, a moment they remain.
Then, doubly ardent, seek the fight again.

Amid the splendors of the glorious morn.
The foe, of all his "budding honors" shorn.

No longer able to endure the rays
Of valor, beaming with resplendent blaze
The demon, Malice, now usurps his breast,
And fiend-like Envy rears her snaky crest.

The dire explosion hurls the pond'rous stones,
The air resounds with deep and dying groans;
Prone on the earth see many an hero lie.
Resign his soul, and for his country die.
The chief belov'd amid the fallen brave.
Wounded and bleeding, shrinks not from the grave;With calmness waits th' inevitable doom.
Nor dreads the terrors of the dreary tomb.
His faithful friends in speechless anguish sigh,
And tears, spontaneous, flow from ev'ry eye.
O! at that moment of untutor'd woe.
When ev'ry heart imbib'd sweet Pity's glow;
Each bending o'er their lov'd, their fallen chief,
In the mute, tearless agony of grief;
How brilliant shone the dying hero's pow'rs.
Whilst glory's Sun illum'd his parting hours.

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Not unrevenged the gallant chieftain fell;
Again the battle's echoing thunders swell!
But short the contest, ere on yonder height,
Columbia's standard greets th' enraptur'd sight.

The Red-Cross sinks, and o'er the "frowning steep,"
The glitt'ring Eagle plays with graceful sweep.
O'er the fair surface of Ontario's tide,
Slow moves the barge toward the vessel's side:Around, each heart in mournful silence grieves,As the proud ship its precious freight receives;
Beneath, the well-earn'd banner now is spread,

A glorious pillow for a soldier's head!
The flash of valor fires the hero's eye'Tis done! — 77/^ Spirit soars to GOD on liig/i!
O! YE, who, far remov'd from war's alarms.
Recline in peace, nor fear the din of arms;
Ye, for whose sake the hero spurns at wealth.
And forfeits ease, tranquility and health;Will you not, bending o'er his hallow 'd bier,
Pay the just tribute of an holy tear?
Say, shall his name forever be forgot?
And shall his VIRTUES be "remembered not?"No! On his worth shall niem'ry joy to dwell.
And ev'r}- tongue his glorious deeds shall tell.

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The tyrant's throne shall crumble into dust.
His name be hated, and his deeds accurs'd;
The impious wretch who claim'd the Thund'rer's pow'r.
And round him dar'd a flood of ruin show'r;

Who erst was view'd but as a chast'ning rod,
The scourge of nations, in the hand of God;

When from his grasp is torn the reeking glave.
Shall sink, unhonor'd, to the silent grave;

For him, no grateful people e'er shall mourn,Or pearly tear bedew his lonely urn.
Not so the hero, who, in Freedom's cause,
For justice seeking, his bright faulchion draws;
If he victorious through the fight is led.
Ten thousand honors circle round his headBut should his blood enrich the battle-field,
And he to man's last foe be forced to yield;

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And tears shall flow "in gentle Pity's meed,"
Mothers shall lead their offspring to his tomb,

And there, amid the sadly pleasing-gloom.
Recount his virtues, and his martial fame,

And teach their hearts to love the hero's name.

Lamented Pike! whilst, where thy ashes sleep.
The passing trav'ler loves to pause and weep.
And village maids their humble off'rings bring,
And deck thy tomb with early sweets of spring;
Shall not THY COUNTRY some memorial raise?

Some grateful tribute of a nation's praise?
Yes! let thy name the marble proudly tell,Who liv'd in honor, and in glory fell!
But vain the effort of the sculptor's art,

To trace inscriptions graven on the heart;'Tis Thp:re, in brightest characters, thy fame

there shall live thy name!
There the sweet flow'rs of memory shall bloom,

Shall stand recorded

And sighs shall waft their odours to thy tomb;
Whilst manly Virtue on thy worth shall dwell.
And weeping Beauty breathe the sad farewell!

N. H.

WRIGHT.

Published 1814-16.

MISCELLANEOUS THOUGHTS.
When earl}' in August our president notified me of themeeting to be heldin this place,must not be omitted fromresolved to come.
prospect, that, inIndeed,

the
I

I

felt

that this time,

favoredcompany,Iandwas so delighted with the

my desire to be accommodating to theone who had invited me, I rashly accepted his invitation to
I felt, and do still feel, the privilege
address this meeting.
and the honor of such an opportunity; yet have almost
regretted accepting it, for it has been hard for me to answer
I have never"What shall I talk about?"
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genealogical tree or to trace out

its

ramifications, so that I

could enlighten you with regard to ancestry or relationship.
I have no special personal knowledge of remarkable
individuals of our name, nor access to information about

any which would not be familiar to most of you other thanno remarkable achievements ofI have
It would be more in my line, and therefore
which to tell.
comparatively easy, to preach a regular sermon, but thatwould hardly be appropriate to the occasion, so I havedecided that all I can do is to give expression to somemiscellaneous thoughts and feelings which are stirred withfragmentary.

in me by this assembl3^
First, I will act upon a hint which I found inan accountreunion
some
years
ago,
and thus
familyHuntingtonof thekind
experience
you.
They
had
a
of
myselftointroduce
meeting, and each speaker told something about himself
and family. I am a descendent of Maj. Robert Pike. Oneof his descendents moved into Epping, N. H., and afterOne of the four children
wards removed to Cornish, Me.
born in that place was Samuel T. Pike, who was my grandfather; he settled, when a young man, on a rocky hillside
farm, in Hiram, Me., and that romantic locality was theplace of my earliest recollections, and is "Dear to my heart
as the scenes of my childhood," but I have not seen it for
many years, and it is now, I understand, one of theabandoned farms, growing up again to bushes and woods.
My father, Rev. Ezra B. Pike, like a good many ministers,
was somewhat migratory, and lived in several places in
Maine, New Hampshire and Connecticut. He now resides
at East Brentwood, N. H.
I was the oldest of a family of eight children, six boys
and two girls. My parents believed in education, and I
was enabled to graduate from Dartmouth College in 1880,
and at Andover Theological Seminary in 1883; since thenI have been pastor of the Congregational church in Ames-;

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and now

Vt.,in

My family consists of a wife and one

daughter, twelve years old.

We, bere in democratic America, bave not been accustomed to lay very mucb
believe tbat every

stressman sbonld

on family descent.
Weon bis own merits,

stand

and we recognize no nobility but that of personal achievement.
said,

In thisD. L. Moody, the evangelist, once— "Nevermind the ancestry.
A man once heard
spirit,Iof was ambitious to trace his family to the Mayflower,

andNever mind a man's
Certainly we can see that in some respects

he stumbled over a horseancestry!

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thief.

A man who is trying to do well ought not tobe held down or injured by the failings of his ancestors
and if he does ill, their virtues cannot make him honorable.
this is right.

I would not hint that we could be in any danger of such
experiance as that of the man to whom Mr. Moody alluded;

yet if we could

know all the fact about our ancestors, wemight find errors to shun, as well as excellencies to imitate.
I fancy that, if all our family,

and local and general histowere to tell the whole truth about their subjects, theywould read very differently from what they do now whattimes it would make if everything was told about somechurches and neighborhoods I know of, who yet, take great
ries,

;

pride in their local history.

This is one way of looking at the subject; but there is
way which will give us just as much truth, andanotherthat of a more pleasant nature.

pleasure,

We all know that

it is

a

and a recommendation to have goodparents.
The feelings which we have towards them, we
easily and naturally, extend to our grandparents, and more
remote ancestors. Experience shows us that the Bible saying, that God visits the consequences of the iniquity of thefathers upon the third and fourth generation, is painfully
true.

a

It alsohelp,

shows us that the bright assurance, that He

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many generations of those that loveWe, ourselves, inherit the goodgone before us, and if we know
who
have
those
of
deeds
something about those deeds, we have a motive given us
will show mercy unto

Him, is equally true.

EmulaMacaulay in his History
of England, so full of interest and instruction, makes this"A people which takes no pride in the noble
remark,to do something for present and future generations.

tion often stirs to generous action.

,—achievements of remote ancestors, will never achieve anyremembered with pride by remote
descendants." Doubtless that saying may have a proper
application to families. The deeds of those who have gone,thing worthy to be

may stimulate and warn us in present exertions.
If it didnothing more, a knowledge of those from whom

we have sprung, would at least gratify a natural curiosity.
I remember, that when quite a small boy, I used to fancy
how fine it would be if I could know who my ancestors
were in a direct line back to the beginning, and especially
What
if I could see them drawn up before me in a row.
That line
an opening this thought gives for imagination
would run out of this country, back across the great waters
centuries
to England, back through the long middle Ageof struggle and conflict, to the day when Hengist and!

—Horsa landed on those shores with their Saxons in theFifth century
back into the German forests where they
wandered and fought for unrecorded centuries back acrossthe plains and mountains of Russia and Asia to their
unknown primeval home back through the misty centu
ries to the first father of the race; backbut I will not, in
my imagination, try to go back through the line of monkeys,
or other creatures from which some say he was descended.
;

;

-

;

—

It is sufficient to ktiow of him, at this time, that God madehim some way, some time.
Between him and ourselves
what a motley group!
How varied in appearance, dress,

ideas, civilization, religion!

Perhaps we should not care

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acquaintance of some of them,— andyet without any one of them we should not be here.

We

to make the intimate

owe thanks to them all.
But while imagination might run

riot

over so great amy actual knowledge was very limited; I could notthen trace back my line to the first immigrant to this counfield,try.
I have found a good deal of satisfaction in some verysmall fragments of real knowledge which were permitted tome some years ago.
Cornish, Me.

;I

visitedan old burying ground in

there I saw some plain stones which marked

the resting places of

my great-grandfather and his father

both named John.

Touching and stirring it was to me tolook upon these relics, and think of the pioneers, who, by
their hard work, had prepared the way for me, who hadfinished their toil, and their pilgrimage and now lay restingin the silent dust.
This summer I had the opportunity ofriding with my father to the old homestead in the edge of

Epping, N. H., from which they emigrated to Cornish,
Me.
One of the Pike clan showed us the spot.
Everytrace of house, or sign of human abode had vanished.

Oneriding by would never think that any person had ever lived
there— most suggestive of the course of human things, andthat,"The place which knows us now shall know us nomore."

When we think of families and compare them, we are
apt to give our attention only to the famous men they haveproduced.

The Pikes have a share of these.

some historical characters.

They have

We have able and distinguishedmen, no doubt, not a few; others will celebrate them today.
Stillwhen we speak of statesmen, orators, poets, scholars,authors, inventors, and scientists of world-wide, or evennational reputation, we must confess that some other names
if that was far more the case than it is, itwould not follow that we should lose satisfaction or interest

excell us; yet,

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in the family histor3^It

was appointed unto men to eat

their bread in the sweat of their face>; those who make their

way fairly, who fill faithfully the common relations of life,
Carlyle, in one of his essays

are to be honored and loved.

very truly remarks,— "Thelife

biograph3^ of

man,

every

even the humblest, would be interesting, if only it could be
If we could follow the plans and thoughts,
truly told."
the inner experiences and outward endeavors, the interplayof his life with that of others,

would it not be so?

We seethe interest which people take in other people in the way

Lincoln said,

they gossip about their neighbors.

— "Godmust love the common people, for He made a good manyof them."
We know what words of cheer the Bible speaks
to the "Poor in this world, who may be rich in faith, andheirs of the kingdom." To each man his own success andhappiness are of great importance whether others noticethem or not. Our fathers and mothers had, like ourselves,
their hopes and fears, joys and sorrows, successes anddefeats.
Their struggles and achievements might be little
known to the world at large, but in each case they werereal and important to themselves.
O the pathos of these
hard struggling lives, which must at last yield to the silent
dust!
The earth is rich with them! "They that sleep
beneath the earth are more than they that walk upon it."Such as was said of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, "We—

Applies to us,— "theshall be gathered to our fathers."

majority."

We are bidden moreover not to be gloomy atthe prospect, but to rejoice, for Deathisaconquered foe.

Our Lord keeps the souls of those who trust in Him, andshall bring them forth triumphant in His own time.
At a time like this we might naturally ask, what is aPike, anyway?
We might maintain that there are no Pikes
here, but only fractions of such; especially when we meetso many of different names.
The first Pike who received
the name was the only true one
the ages had worked;

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together to produce that peculiar individual, who first won
name Pike; but as you can see, his children would betheonly half Pikes, their children would only be quarters, andwhat an infinitesimalmust be by this time.

fractionofthegenuinearticlewe

In a case like this we can easily see how much there is in

A rose, by any other name, might smell as sweet.
A Pike might retain that dear perfection which he owns
a name.

without that title; but he could not be known as such; ourunity and bond are in that name, even though some do notwear it. So the first Pike, who gained the name, performed
a great achievement.
We would like to become acquainted
with that ancestor; know when he lived, and what sort ofa man he was;but these facts

are hidden in the night ofthe past, and will not answer to our inquiry.

About themiddle of the twelfth century, we are told, surnames began
to multiply inEngland,but some family names were not

Quite a number of books
have been written on surnames. They tell us that somenames came from the father's name by the addition of "son"settled till after the reformation.

"Johnson;" that some came from personal appearance,"Black" or "White;" some from personal condition,
like "Rich"or "Poor;" some from occupation, like
"Smith" or "Carpenter;" some from animals, like "Hogg"or "Beaver;" and some from a variety of origins.
Our
own name might have come from the deadly weapon, or
like
like

from that voracious

pike; probably from theseems to suggest savage anddangerous qualities; let us hope they are tamed and civilized by this time.
I have sometimes wondered whether
our name could have anything to do with turnpikes thatw.ould be a more peaceful association.
By coming together in this manner, we cultivate thefeeling of unity.
Perhaps we might think of ourselves as"clan" Pike, like "clan Campbell" or "clan McGregor;"latter,fish,

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under the circumstances, we are in no danger of cultivatingclannish feelings; we are too much associated in our lives
with others, and scattered over too wide a region for any-

when we consider how many relatives we
we find that they include everybody. I was muchinterested in trying to compute how manj- ancestors I must
thing like this

;

have,

have had, supposing that none of them married relatives;of course reckoning backward from ourselves, they increaseby geometrical ratio of two; suppose then, w^e reckon back-ward for sixty generations, /. c. about the time of Christ,
we should have two quintillions, three hundred and fivequadrillions, eight hundred and forty-three trillions, ninebillions, two hundred and fifty -three millions, six hundredand ninety -five thousands, nine hundred and fifty -twoancestors, (2,305,843,009,253, 695,952) what figures should
we attain were we to compute another sixty generations
farthera matter of fact, we should find many

As

back?

marriages with descendants of a common ancestor, so thatin the end, they
pair,from which

would converge till the}' reached a single
allsprung;but

we can easily see, thatafter all allowances for this fact, the number of our relatives

who should be interested, is enormous.

Instead of narrow-ing or limiting our sympathies to come to such a place, its

proper effect is to widen them immensely; we naturally ask,

who is my brother, and who are my relatives, and we find
before we get through, that thej' include the whole humanrace.

Doubtless our first natural thought is to look on self

as the center of the universe, and the one object of our care:

but we early learn to include the famil}^ circle in our sympathies, as persons from whom we receive benefits andwhom we are

to

help.

In a place like this we learn that

there is a wider family circle fromwhich we may receive

impulse and encouragement, and to which we may contribute something; and before we conclude our inquires wefind that the circle of [mutual benefit includes the whole of

Adam's numerous family.

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And thus we are impressed anew with the helpful andstimulating lesson, that in this world are,— "All for eachand each for all."

CLARENCE PIKE.

NAMES CORRECTED OR CHANGED WITH
CHANGES OF RESIDENCE.
Pike, Charles O.,(From 199 W. 6th, vSt., S. B.)
443 Broadway, So. Boston, Mass.

Pike, Mrs. Charles O., (Lucinda C.)(From 199 W. 6th, St., S. B.;

443 Broadway, So. Boston, Mass.
Pike, Daniel C,(From 64 Green St.,) 64 Oaeen St., Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. Daniel C, (Arabella S.,) (From 64 Green St.)64 Queen St., Lowell, Mass.
Antrim, N. H.
Pike, Miss Ella M., (Last report Ellen M.)" Ezekiel, (From Revere, Mass.)
Pine Bluff, N. C.
" Joseph E., (From8DracutSt.) 100 Exeter St., Lawrence, Mass.
' "Nathan C, (From 141 Commercial St., Boston)
44 Winthrop vSt., West Newton, Mass.
"

Pike, Warren L., (Last report Warren C.)

Andover St., Peabody, Mass.
Belmore, Bruce W., (From S4 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y.)
402 Sears Building, Boston, Mass.
Cole, Mrs. Harriet Pike, (From 27 James St., Boston Highlands)
1 Stanmore Place, Roxbury, Mass.
Dearborn. Mrs. Alvah M., (H. Abbie) (Last report Hannah Abbie)
34 Bow St., Somerville, Mass.
DolHff, Mrs. Herbert L., (Eva A.) (Last report Eva A. Pike,
33 State St., Portsmouth, N. H.) 1308 Broadway,
Somerville, Mass.
Miss Sara, (From 2733 Broadway)
256 W., 84th St., New York, N. Y.
Gale, Mrs. Nellie M., (From 63 Garfield St., So. Lawrence, Mass.)
Elliot, Me.
Fuller,Lincoln, Mrs. Benjamin C, (Olive I.)
2(From 149 Millett St.)
Roxton St., Dorchester, Mass.

Whitman, Mrs. Joseph B., (Albina S.) (Last report Miss A. S.
Whitman) Nashua, Mass.

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Witherell, Ivers L., (Last report Irus L. Witherell)
22 Portland St., Lynn, Mass.
Witherell, Mrs. Ivers L., (Eunice S.) (Last report Mrs. Irus L.
Witherell) 22 Portland St., Lynn, Mass.

MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION ADDED SINCESEPTEMBER \, 902.
J

Pike, Miss Alice H.,

Barstow St., Allston, Mass.

2

Miss Anna S.,
Albert Luther Farrer,
Albert Leonard,

10 Sumner Ave., Medford, Mass.

Norway, Me.
120 Boylston St., Boston, Mass.

Lubec, Me.
Bion M.,
Mrs. Bion M., (Lizzie Davis),
Miss Bertha C,(Box 221,) Williniantic, Conn.
Lower Cabot, Vt.
Bemis,
Benjamin F.,
42 Albano vSt., Roslindale, Mass.
Lake City, Minn.
Mrs. Bertha Emoline,

Miss Carrie B.,
Mrs. Caroline M.,

559 Mass. Ave., Cambridgeport, Mass.

Charles,Charles A.,
Charles W.,
Rev. Clarence,Charles F.,

Barstow St., Allston, Mass.

2

24 Rockland St., Roxbury, Mass.

209 Babb St. Ave., Beachmont, Revere, Mass.

Upton St., Boston, Mass.
Mansfield Center, Conn.
337 Fountain St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
14

Dr. Daniel Lafayette

Mrs. Dr. Daniel L. (Margaret W.)
Mrs. David C. (Ellen S.)

Miss Edith B.,(Box 318,) Newport, N. H.
""
Cornish, Me.
Pike Station, N. H.

Edward L.,
138 Superior St., Providence, R. I.
Mrs. Edward L. (Nellie J.) "Edward Warren,
29 Argyle St., Melrose, Mass.
Edwin L.,124 Mill St., Newport, R.I.
Edwin T.,
Ipswich, Mass.
Mrs. Edwin T., (Hannah S.)
Elbridge N.,
Miss Elizabeth B.,
Ellery Clark,

38 India Wharf, Boston, Mass.

Wamsett, Mass.
(Box 221,) Willimantic, Conn.

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Pike, Mrs. Ezekiel W. (Sophia F.,)
19 Garfield Ave., Revere Beach, Mass.

Pike, E. G.,

Dalton, Mass.
(Box 221,) Willimantic, Conn.
Camden, N. Y.
Medford, Minn.

Mrs. Ellery Clark, (Martha J.,)
Mrs. Elizabeth Trowbridge,

Edgar Zalmon,
Fred W. A.,
Mrs. Fred W. A., (Minnie A.,)
Frederic A.,

Stoneham, Mass.

504 German- American Bankbldg., St. Paul, Minn.

George Willis,(Box 1541,) Springfield, Mass.

Miss Hattie A.,
Henry Lee Mitchell,
Henry Wilbur,
James,

John L.,
Joseph S.,

Fryeburgh, Me.
23 Orient St., Maiden, Mass.

Peabody, Mass.

(Box 42,) Hanover, Mass.
Hazel Park, Everett, Mass.
53 Preston road, Somerville, Mass.

'5

Capt. Joshua,

Jerseyville,

111.

Edgar,
33 Farview Ave., Danbury, Conn.
Rev. John M.,
Columbia, S. C.
Mrs. Jay Nelson, (Frances S. Recker)
Lake City, Minn.
Jay Recker,
Miss Jeannette W.,
Wamsett, Mass.

J.

Pike Station, N. H.

Miss Katherine,

Room E., Chamber of Commerce, Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Leslie A., (Bessie E.) Room E., Chamber of Commerce,
Boston, Mass.
Pike, Miss Lucy Helen,
Eastport, Me.
Leslie A.,

108 Church St.,

North Adams, Mass.
Topsfield, Mass.

Nathaniel Alexander, (died July 3, 1903)

Lestershire, N. Y.

Miss Marjorie Susan,

Moses Dorman,

Auburndale, Mass.
Oscar A.,
64 Lyle St., Maiden, Mass.
Otto Samuel Jr.,
Mrs. Otto Samuel, (Millie Killam) 64 Lyle St., Maiden, Mass.
Lt.

Rowland S., (1st. Lieut., 11th, Inf., U. S. A.)
Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Ter.

Pike, Samuel P.,"

Mrs. Samuel P., (Jeannette W.)

Wamsett, Mass.
Wamsett, Mass.

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Derby Line, Vt.

Pike, William M.," William E.,

5 Hazel Park, Everett,

Mass.

Keystone Plantation, St. Martinsville. La.
William Leslie,
8 Gaylord St., Dorchester, Mass.
Dr. Winfred C," Mrs. Dr. Winfred C, (Rosa Mildred)
8 Gaylord St., Dorchester, Mass.
77 Lake vSt., Lynn, Mass.
Edward,Pike, William" William Albert,
2530 Vine vSt., Lincoln, Neb.
""

North Abington, Mass.

Arnold, Miss Alice Hall,
Barnes, Gen. Joseph H.,
Barker, Mrs. Mary B. Pike,

191 Trenton St., East Boston,

Mass.

Fryeburg, Me.
187 High St., Newburyport, Mass.
" "Barton, Louis F.

" Miss Edythe M.,
Belmore, Miss Jennie C.
Bradley, Charles W.," otiss.,'" John,Blaisdell, Mrs. Clara A. Kendrick,Bingham, Mrs. Elihu, (Rhoda S. H.,)

Princeton, Me.

Dover, Me.
";;

Saco, Me.

17 Washington vSt., Brattleboro, Vt.

Blood, William H.,
109 Kingston St., Boston, or Auburndale, Mass.
141 Dodd St., East Orange,

Carlock, Mrs. John H.,

Conn.

Carpenter, Mrs. Charles L., (Emma,)

Sumner Ave., Medford, Mass.
Lyme, N. H.

10

Clark, Wesley H.,

75 Clark vSt.,

Cotton, Mrs. S. Josie,

Campbell, Miss Fannie Soule,Lynn, Mass.

(artist)231 Post St., San Francisco, Cal.
Chaplin, Conn.
Copeland, Mrs. Willis I., (Mabel Agnes,)
Child, Mrs. J. Frank. (Georgietta Pike)
84 Newton St., Marlborough, Mass.

Dow, Mrs. Solon, (Joannah C.)

131 Upham St., Melrose, Mass.

85 Hanover St.. Manchester, N. H.
Draper, Albert W.," Mrs. Albert W., (Lizzie W.,)
85 Hanover St., Manchester, N. H.

Dame, Mrs. Clement Thorndike, (Georgia E.,)
67 Washington St., Lynn, Mass.
Emery, John Wesley,

Albany, N. Y.

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Elliott,

Mrs. Mary D.,

8328>^ Washington St.. Newburyport, Mass.

Fairbanks, Mrs. William P. (Rebecca P.)
Brantview, vSt. Johnsbury, Vt.
23 Norfolk St., Cambridge, Mass.

Fairbanks, Mrs Martha J.,
Fairfield, Mrs. Abbie P.,
Fernald, Dr. Charles A.,

Danvers, Mass.
1483 Washington St., Boston, Mass.

Frothingham, Mrs. Dr. J. E., (Minnie)
11 Allston Cor. Bulfinch, Boston,

Mass.

Garvin, Mrs. Charlotte Maleham,

Sanbornville, N. H.
Oilman, Hanson Pike,
Union, N. H.
Mrs. Hanson Pike, (Mary E.)
Union, N. H.
Greenleaf, Miss Margaret S.,
9 Parsons St., Newburyport, Mass.
German, Mrs. Alva (Matilda Pike)
Gait, Ont.
Gray, Mrs. Maria Freeman,
3648, 22nd St., San Francisco, Cal.

Heritage, Herbert Pike,

8 Craig Place, Brookline, Mass.
Mrs. Herbert Pike, (Bertha Pike)
8 Craig Place, Brookline, Mass.
Hills, Mrs. Frank 11., (Delia Pike)
3 Fayette St., Newton, Mass.
Huntington, Mrs. Harriet Newell Janvrin,
Amesbury, Mass.
Holbrook, Giles Whitman,
Wellfleet, Mass.

Kimball, Miss Sarah Louise,

Palo Alto, Cal.

Lang, Mrs. Ella.
114 Oak St., Plattsburgh, N. Y.
Locke, Mrs. Fannie M.,
Lebanon, N. H.
LeCrone, George M.,
Eifingham, 111.
"
Mrs. George M., (Frances Kendrick)Effingham, 111.
Byron Kendrick,Effingham, 111.

Merriam, Mrs. Everett B., (Sarah P.)
1621 College Ave., Topeka. Kan.

Monroe, Mrs. Stephen, (Annette Pike Magee)
99 State St., Seneca Falls, N. Y.

Martin, Mrs. Virginia Pike,
3344 First Ave., South Minneapolis, Minn.

Nickerson, Mrs. Augustus J., (Harriet Elizabeth)
Nitcher, Mrs. William W., (Nancy Jane)Searsport, Me.

457 East Division St.. Chicago, III.

West Somerville, Mass.

Pauly, Mrs. Ellen R.,

21 Hall St.,

Pettengill, Miss Ellen T.,

16 Berkshire St., Worcester, Mass.

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Newport, N. H.

Pollard, Granville,"

Mrs. Granville, (Emily F.)

Paine, Miss N. Angeline,(Box 265,) South Weymouth, Mass.

Robinson, Mrs. Nathaniel, (Adah Jeannette)
Rice, Mrs. Wilbur C, (Albertine P.,)

Mt. Vernon, N. Y.

10 Peabody St.,

Runals, Mrs. Hannah Pike," Dr. Ralph Frank,
Remick, Mrs. Mary J. P.,

Newton, Mass.

100 Franklin St., Lynn, Mass.

94 Market St.,|_"

West 11th St., Fremont, Neb.

Simpson, Mrs. Caira M.,(Albany Co.,) 267 Second St., Laramie, Wyoming.
Lebanon, N. H.
Smith, Dr. Frank A.," Miss Annie B.,
232 Ocean St., Lynn, Mass.
257 Gano St., Providence, R. I.
Snow, Sylvester M.,
Leicester, Mass.
Sprague, Mrs. Myron,
Lyme, N. H.
Storrs, Mrs. Fannie D.,
Topeka, Kansas.
Stanton, John F., (State Architect,)
Larned,"Stardevant, Mrs. Charles, (Sarah Wardell,)^Thing, Samuel B.,
Thomson, Leonard A.

301 Congress St., Brookline, Mass.
146

Summer Ave., Newark, N. J.

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Whitney, Mrs. Sarah A,,
Wallace, George W.,

Mass.
10 Phelps St., Salem, Mass.

3 Prescott PI., Dorchester,

DEATHS REPORTED TO SEPTEMBER \y 1903.
Pike, Frederick Stover, b., Saco, Me., Dec. 20, 1820; died July 12,
1901.

Pike, James, b., Danvers, Mass., Nov. 19, 1827; died Mar. 1, 1902.
" Nathaniel Alexander, b., Paxton, Mass., Nov. 21, 1829; died

July 3, 1903.

Cook, Mrs. J. F., (Addrian Nancy Maleham) b., Wakefield, N. H.,
Dec. 25, 1846; died Mar. 21, 1902.
Currier, Mrs. Jonathan B., (Mary Adeline Pike) b., Salisbury,
Mass., Apr. 29, 1836; died Mar. 24, 1903.
Flint, Mrs. Ellen Maria Pike, b., Sweden, Me., Jan. 30, 1861; diedJune 5, 1902.

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Morrill, Miss Elvira Quincy, b., Salisbury, Mass., Dec. 27,

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1836;

died Oct. 19, 1901.
Russell, Mrs. William T., (Viola Jay Pike) b., Damariscotta, Me.,

Aug. 26, 1857; died Jan. 8, 1903.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MORTUARYRESOI.UTIONS.
In memory of these departed ones, your committee offer
the following resolutions—

Whereas, Frederick S. Pike of Worcester, Mass.,
Miss Elvira Morrill of Amesbury, Mass., James Pike ofDanvers, Mass., Mrs. John F. Cook of Brookline, Mass.,
Mrs. Ellen M. Flint of Sweden, Me., and since the reunion,
Mrs. Jonathan B. Currier of Salisbury, Mass., Nathaniel
Alexander Pike of Lestershire, N. Y., and Mrs. Viola Jay
Russel of Wellesley, Mass., a lamented member of thiscommittee, have, since the organization of our association,
been removed by death
Resolved: First, that we hereby express our deep—

we extend our tenderest sympathy to theimmediate relations and friends of the deceased, and express
the earnest hope that they may find all needed consolationin the love and grace of our heavenly Father, who never""afBicts willingly," but is "able to make all grace abound.
Second, that in view of the fact, we are all soon to passaway, we will use all diligence to make the most and bestof our time here in leading pure and useful lives, to makethe world better, and to glorify our God and Savior, that
we may be prepared to dwell in that land where there will
be no death, and which sin will never defile.
sense of loss;

Respectfully submitted,

EZRA B. PIKE,
CI.IFFORD I.. PIKE,
Committee on Mortuary Resolutions.

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The following lines were written by Clifford L.

Pike.

OUR BROKEN FAMILY CIRCLE.
Our family circle, which met in the past
With hands fondly clasped in each other's,
By death has been broken; and gathered at last,
In God's mansions, are sisters and brothers.
Eight of our number have gone to the tomb
So cold and so silent, without us;
But their deeds remain bright, and their lives re-illume,
As memory wraps them about us.

Then gather, oh, friends, their fabric of deeds,
Like a mantle of beauty around us.

Though it dazzle our gaze, by its brightness that leads
To the glories beyond which surround us,
And bid them farewell from a circle, the less,
For what God in his mercy hath taken,
Till we lay it aside for the glorified dress
Of Life in His love to awaken.

CLIFFORD

L.

PIKE,

Secretary.

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FAMILY ASSOCIATIONOF AMERICA, 1904

LYNN, MASS.
PRESS OF G. H. & A. L. NICHOLS.
1905.

Gift

Author^o'? .'Q7

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FOURTH REUNION OF THE PIKE FAMILY

JULY
the

I, 1904, and during the three succeeding months,
following notice and invitation was sent to themembers and to the many kinsmen not membersot

our organization, whose names are recorded in the directoryof the Pike

The

Family Association

Pike

dially invite:

Family Association, Incorporated, most coryou to be present at their next reunion, which

to be held at the American House, 24 Hanover Street,
Boston, Mass., on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 27th and28th days of September, 1904.
isThis invitation includes all persons of the name of Pikeor descended therefrom, of Caucasian descent, and all such,

who

imbued with any degree of patriotism or family
who would unlock the door of their Ancestral
Past in conjunction with their Living Kinsmen, are earnestly invited to join this Association, which was organized
September 12, 1900, at Salisbury, Mass., with an admission
fee of fifty cents, and yearly dues twenty-five cents.
This
Association now numbers nearly five hundred members,
and the admission fee may be changed to one dollar at thearepride andnext reunion.

These invitation circulars are sent out gratuitously by
the Association to more than five thousand descendants ofthis great name at a cost of more than fifty dollars for
postage alone, and they may not be sent out after this year,

except tomembers of the Association or to those desig-

nated by them.

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Members receive, printed in book form, full reports ofeachreunion, including all papers read, poems written,
programs, changes of name or residence, deaths, etc., andthe names and addresses of all the members there being;a limited number printed, join now to obtain previous records.

its

Badges containing the name of the Association, date oforganization, crest of the Coat of Arms, and made ofjrolled gold, will be furnished members at about fifty cents

those wishing them had better drop a postal to theSecretary so that enough may be had.

apiece;i—Coat of Arms
A copy of the Coat of Arms broughtfrom England in 1635 by John Pike (size 16 by 20) may be
had by members upon the payment of the cost of emblazoning the same.
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Tuesday, the first day, the Association will be called toorder at 10 a. m. for the election of officers and any otherbusiness that may come before the meeting dinner about

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Tuesday evening there will be a social gathering in thespacious hall and parlors of the American House, which
will be strictly informal, and all who cancome from Boston
and its vicinity or from elsewhere are most earnestly and1'

cordially invited to be present.

Wednesday, the second day, will be devoted to reading of
papers, public speaking, vocal or instrumental music, etc.

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papers and notify all your relatives, or send their names tome that they may be notified by the Secretary.

Rooms may be had at one dollar per day and upwards.
To engage rooms ahead, address Allen C. Jones, proprietor,
American House, 24 Hanover Street, Boston, Mass.
Per order Executive Committee,

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A cordial response was accorded these invitations fromour Living Kinsmen, who immediately began to join theassociation and continued to do so from all parts of America, until after the happy greetings and partings of ourreunion were over, during which time the Correspondence
Department of the Association was inundated with analmost innumerable number of letters bearing messages ofgood will, genealogical records, fees for membership, etc.,
all of which were faithfully recorded and suitable replies
to the many correspondents.
Early in September,while on a visit to the Secretary, observing the vast amount

sent

of

work to be done, the President kindly sent, at his own
typewriter and stenographer, which renderedexpense, aoffice much easier, and undoubtedly
rendered its correspondence more intelligible to the readers.

the labors of that

September 26, at eventide, the Executive Committee met
with the Finance Committee in the parlors of the American
House. The question, " That a fund of five thousand dolbe raised by the members and friends of the Associa-

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so

that the interest on said

andhistoricalgenealogicalprevious meeting, wasfund

may be used

research," asforpassed at ourthoroughly discussed, and

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decided by both committees, because of the large and fast
increasing membership of the Association, not to make theattempt, however

much we might need the same, until abetter knowledge of the necessity of such a fund should beamong the members. It was decided that theexpenses of the Association could be met by raising theprice of the admission fee and the amount of the yearly
dues, and if any had joined so unpatriotic as to be unwillingto pay the increased price of dues, that it would be better
diffused

to increaee

members;theQuality rather than the

Number of theFund tothat we would leave the question of a

the generosity of themembers to giv^e, grant or bequeath

to the Association such money or property, real or personal,

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as they should decide to so convey, always\

beanng in mind

an Incorporated Body authorized by law toand that thereceive and to hold or to convey the same
Association may at some future day desire to erect a suitable building in which to hold our reunions and in which tostore and preserve our precious relics and heirlooms of the
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was decided to have a reception on the evening of thefirst day, and arrangements were made with the proprietorof the American House to furnish light refreshments andan orchestra at the expense of the Association.
It was decided to have a banquet at 7 p. m. the secondday, and arrangements were made with the proprietor of
the American House to furnish the same at $1.50 per,plate to all who would avail themselves of the prandium of
It was also arranged to have him furnish
the committee.
an orchestra for one hour from the commencement of thebanquet at the expense of the Association, the remainder
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the President acted as toastmaster.

While everything definite was left for the regular meetmg
Association on the following day, as much work wasdone in planning the different committees, as was consistent
with the duties of the committee they also discussed theconstruction of suitable By-Laws for the reorganization of
the Association under its Act of Incorporation until a lateI.of the;1;hour, when they finally adjourned.

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Tuesday, September 27, at 10 o'clock a. m., pursuant to!
the foregoing notice and invitation, with the weather fairand beautiful, the Pike Family Association met in executive
session in the large parlors of the American House, with
the President, Edwin B. Pike, in the chair and the Secretary
and Treasurer at his various allotted place and station. The
records of the last meeting, October 2, 1902, were approved.
The Secretary's report was then read and approved it was

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SECRETARY'S REPORTThe Secretary of this Association takes great pleasure in
reporting at this Bi-Annual Reunion that the year 1903 hasbeen one of the most prosperous since the date of its organEight hundred and twenty names have been added
ization.
to our directory, making the present number 4,080, to whom

invitations have been sent to unite with us in thisReunionand to join the Association. Of the names added, somewere obtained in the general way of correspondence andas it was found by complaint from those who would havebeen present that they had received no notice from either
the Association or their relatives, a careful revision wasmade of the names in the history of the Pike family and allnames added which had before been overlooked, and greatcare was taken to write for the addresses of those unknown
that they all might receive an invitation.
The Secretary's report October 2, 1902, shows 306 nameson the Association's roll of membership. Since that date
221 names have been added, making the total number 527.
From this number eight have already been reported as having been taken from us and it is again our painful duty torecord that nine more of our number have gone to join that
innumerable caravan awaiting our coming in that mysterious
realm whose vestibule is the silent hall of Death. Theirnames areCaptain John F. Pike of Worcester, Mass., died Septem;

tember 15, 1904.
Samuel W. Pike of Paxton, Mass., died April 11, 1902.
Benjamin F. Pike of Roslindale, Mass., died October, 1902.
Miss Caroline M. Pike of Roxbury, Mass. (Mrs. inrecords), died

November 11, 1903.

Jabez M. Pike, Sr., of Lubec, Maine, died April 26, 1904.
Miss Sarah Louise Peirce of Frankfort, Maine, died January

10,

1904.

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Samuel B. Thing of Brookline, Mass., died March 4, 1904.
Hiram W. Hill of St. Charles, Minn., died December i,
1903-

Mrs. Ivers L. Witherell of Lynn, Mass., died December
25, 1903.

For whom the Association should have drawn up suitable
resolutions to their memory.
The transmigration of fourteen of our members to that higher family reunion leaves us

513 members to date.

At the close of the year 1902, September 12, was begun
the publication of the records of the Association for that
Great pains were taken to make them interestingyear.

not only to those who had been present and had the delightful privilege of taking a part in the proceedings but also to

those who were not permitted to be present, by giving tothem the visage of the author as well as the paper read,also many of the scenes in the early lives of our ancestorsof the expense of which was borne by individual members and not by the Association, but for which I hope someallmeans may be provided in the future that these records may
be made the storehouse of useful information and the preservation of old manuscripts, papers and utensils by meansof the photographic art, also to contain the half-tone pictures of those who present papers or take part in these ourreunions.

The greatest care was taken in the publication of themany typographical errors

records, but there have beenfound, the most important of which

Act

of

is

in

Section 3 of theIncorporation, whichshould read "one hundred
thousand dollars," the word ''thousand" being left out.
The other errors are mostly in using the wrong letter in thenames of new members.
The Act of Incorporation was written by the Secretaryand passed through the Maine Legislature to become a law
without expense to the Association.

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The records having been completed the Secretary foundthere was but little more than enough money in the treasury
to send the records to the different

members of the Association after having settled with the printer, although there

was much due from members for past dues.
of the President

By the advice

one thousand of the following circular

notices were printed:" In accordance with the requirements of our Associ-ation you are hereby notified that your indebtedness to the
Association for dues toamounts to $which you are requested to pay before we can send out circular notices to the members for the next reunion, or therecords of the last reunion which are now ready.
Add ten cents to checks on banks not included in Boston
Clearing house.",some over one hundred of these notices were mailed tothose members who were in arrears for dues prior to September 12, 1902, and very many of them quickly responded
to the- call and the records were sent out about the first of
July some were sent out a little later, though by no fault;of the Secretary.
I wish to here state that while twenty-five cents a year isa very, very small sum to pay for dues in our Association,

yet for that very reason they should be paid promptly by
the members so that the expenses of the Association can bepromptly met. But I have no fears for the future, as all of
our new as well as old members are quite enthusiastic as to
the good work done by the Association.

In selecting a place for the meeting of the Association
this year, as we met in the United States

Hotel in 1902, I
thought I would write to its proprietor for terms and thefollowing is the response:

May 11, 1904.

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Dear Sir: Replying to yours of the 16th. Shall be obliged
to charge you for the banquet hall for the reason that we mightwant it for a large banquet and if we gave it to you for nothing weshould lose considerable. Will let you have it and charge youlO.

Recoj'ds of thePike Family$20.00 per day and take our chances.

Our rates for board and room
day and up each, and forwill be the same as last time, $2.50 per

room only $1.00 per day and up each person.
Shall hope to receive a favorable answer.
Truly yours,
U. S. Hotel.

Dictated E. A. R.

As I did not care to pay board and hire parlors, too, forthe accomodation of our large family, I wrote Young's Hotelfor rates and received this reply:

June 6, 1904.
Cliffobd L. Pike,
Dear Sir:— Will say in reply to yours of the 4th inst. that ourrates are $1.00 per day and upwards, European plan.
We have noroom or hall large enough to seat a party of 500. Our largest room
only seats 150 persons.

Very respectfully,
J. R.

Whipple Co.,
B. Walker.

A request for terms at the Revere House and a statementof the size of hall brought the following

June 14, 1P04.
Mr. Clifforb L. Pike, Saco, Me.

My Dear Mr. Pike:— I have a large banquet hall that willhold about 200 people for a meeting, also adjoining it parlors
which would accommodate about as many more. My rates are
day and upwards, European plan exclusively. If you
make this house your headquarters would not charge you for useof the meeting hall.
lean accommodate about one hundred andfifty to two hundred according to other business.
$1.00 perYours truly,
S.

H. Mitchell, Manager.

A request for terms at the American House and inquiry
as to size of hall brought this answer:

June 16, 1904.
Mr. C. L. Pike, Saco, Me.
Dear Sir:— I have just returned from a trip away and findyour two letters awaiting me. It seems you intend to have a reunion of.the Pike family Sept. 7th and 8th and wish to know if
there will be any charge for the hall.

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We have a hall accommodating as high as six hundred people
besides several smaller ones, if your party should not be so large.
We get anywhere from $3.00 to $10.00 for these halls. Of course as
regards charge for these halls it depends upon how much money is
how many stop over night and so
also if you should have any dinners. Knowing this I could

left at the hotel by your party,

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tell yon about the other.

Yours very truly,
Ai.LEN C. Jones.
An explanation of what the Association wished brought
the following

June 18, 1904.
Mk. C. L. Pike, Saco, Me.
Dear Sir: In answer to your letter of June 17th, I made thenominal charge for the room so as to protect myself in case nobody
stopped here. You think there may possibly be one hundred
members stop here; if there are more than twenty we make nocharge whatever for rooms that you may need for parlors during
your stay. 1 think this is a fair proposition and if there are only
twenty they could use one of our hotel parlors and that, of course,
would not cost them anything. This house has been greatly improved since you were here, having added a new dining room andRathskeller; the front has been built over and more than half ofour rooms have been equipped with hot and cold water; all of ourbathrooms have been rebuilt and more added, so that we are in abetter position to accommodate our patrons than many of the down
town houses.
Yours very truly,—

Allen C. Jones.
Boston, Mass., June 27, 1904.
Mh. C. L. Pike, Saco, Me.
Dear Sir:— Replying to yours of the 20th, we can take you on
the European plan at the rate of $1.00 per day, single, and $1..50
per day for two persons, upwards. The board is a la carte. We
have special breakfasts at from thirty to fifty cents.
Yours truly,
A. C. Jones.

Burke.

Upon July 8th, 1904, the President and Secretary of the
Association called upon the proprietor of the American

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There were one thousand copies

of

the

Association

records for 1902 printed, but it may be necessary to increase

the number in the near future, owing to the large

numberjoining now and I beheve the number will steadily increase.
It is aPike characteristic to be sure a thing is all right be-

for they go ahead and they are all coming to the conclusionthat this Association is more than that as it gives far

morethan it received to its members, and while I have been looking forward to see a membership of a thousand in the past,I

am now as seriously looking for the second edition.

I wish to warn the members of this Association that theymust notify the Secretary of the Association when theychange their names or residences. The Secretary can notassume any responsibility if those who have changed theirresidences without notifying the Secretary do not receive
notices of the reunions or the printed records of the Association.

Return stamps were sent out for the return of records
sent to the following members:

Mrs. Edith Pike Pettingill, 6
Mass.

Pearl

Street,Amesbury,

Freeman D. Pike, Milton, Mass.
George T. Pike, 20 East Main Street, Brockton, Mass.
Miss Clara M. Pike, Wheaton Seminary, Norton, Mass.
These members will have to send ten cents each to theSecretary, the unnecessary expense incurred, in ordertoobtain the 1902 records.

This is as it should be when a postal card would havesaved this trouble and expense.

Deaths should be promptly reported when known by amember. It will save the Secretary the trouble of sending
records to those who can never receive them and whichmust fall into the hands of those who are not entitled to receive them.

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A request has been made in several instances for a second
copy of the records. While this is largely in the discretionof the Secretary at the present time he would rule uponthis question, pending further enlightenment, that one copy
to amember is all that member is entitled to,

exceptit

might be because of the loss of their records by fire or
The reasons for such ruling are that there areotherwise.
only a limited number published and these will all be taken
before long by the new members who arerapidly joining the
Association, and then some one will have to go without themor new ones will have to be printed to supply the new memIn our last invitations this was fully explamed and all
bers.
who received them were urged to join the Association now
in order to receive the records.

According to a vote of the Association ten copies of theCoat of Arms were ordered by the Secretary and afterwards
one copy more was purchased. These copies were sold tothe following members of the Association
Edwin B. Pike, Pik&, N. H.
Herbert A. Pike, West Newton, Mass.
Mrs. Viola J. Russell, Wellesley, Mass.
Albert L. F. Pike, Norway, Maine.
Mrs. George M. Le Crone, Effingham, 111.
Mrs. William W. Nitcher, Chicago, 111.
Mrs. Elizabeth Trowbridge Pike, Camden, N. J.
Nelson Cook Pike, Lake City, Minn.
Albert Leonard Pike, Boston, Mass.
Mrs. William C. Farnsworth, Harrisburg, Pa.
Clifford L. Pike, Saco, Maine.
Seals and letter headings containing the Coat of Arms are
now the order of the day and some of them, especially thosemade with the colors of the arms, are very beautiful and ofwhich we all have reason to be proud.
In closing this report I would again impress upon themembers of this Association that it is necessary to notify
the Secretary of all the births, deaths, marriages andchanges of residence that the same may be recorded.
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CLIFFORD L. PIKE, Secretary.

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The Treasurer's Report
The Treasurer's reportv/asthen read,which was asfollows

Money in the Treasury September 30, 1902

$ 28.90"""

received for membership fees"
" annual dues"

paid for reunion of 1904;"$46.30; printing, $6.75; envelopes, $6.50
paid postage, sending records to old mem-"

135.00140.00" ten coats of arms
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50.00
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— Postage,$ 59.55
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" new mem""
paid postage,
bers"
notices for dues
paid postage," for printing 1,000, 1902 records"" 1,000 large envelopes" printing notices for dues""
" eleven coats of arms"
" packing six coats of arms"

for hall at United States Hotel in 1902

30.00

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due for one coat of arms

5.00

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126.00
2.75

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47.00
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$305.06 $353.90
in the Treasury September 26, 1904,$48.84The Treasurer's report, having been approved by Hon.
Edwin B. Pike and Hon. John Q. Evans of the Executive
Committee, was accepted and approved by a vote of the
Association.
It was voted by the Association to reorganize under the
Act of Incorporation and that the President appoint a committee to draw up suitable By-Laws for the governing of
the same for its adoption. The committee appointed by thechair for that purpose were
Hon. Herbert A. Pike, of 44
Winthrop Street, West Newton, Mass.; Hon. James H.
Jenkins, of the Custom House, New York, and Dr. Clifford
L. Pike, of Saco, Maine, who were instructed to report at an:

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It was voted that a1committee on nominations, to nom-

inate the officers of the Association for the ensuing year, beappointed by the chair.

The committee appointed by thewereHon. John. Q. Evans, of
Sahsbury, Mass.; Dr. Charles A. Fernald, of 1483 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.; Mrs. Frances M. Watkins, of
27 Thorndykc Street, BrookHne, Mass.; Dr. CHfford L.
Pike, of Saco, Maine, and VVilHam M. Pike, of Derby
chair for that purpose:

Line, Vt.

After the adjournment of the reunion in 1902 it wasthought best by the members of the Executive Committee
and others to have a badge made which should be known as
the official badge of the Association, with the crest of theCoat of Arms for its emblem. This suggestion was acted

upon by the President, the design of the crest having beendrawn by Hon. Robert Collins Cheney, of 10 Second Street,
Newburyport, Mass., and satisfactory samples having been
one thousand badges were ordered from the
The
Whitehead & Hoag Company, of Newark, N. J.
The face is blue enamelbadge is described as follows
encircled by a ringlet of gold upon which is engraved theThree pikes proper, one erect, the two saltier,crest, viz.:
issuing from a wreath above the crest and forming a half
circle, is engraved in gold letters " Pike Family Association," and below the wreath is engraved the figures " 1900,"
Two styles of backs were
the year of its organization.
made for these badges, that of a button tor gents, and thatobtained,:;of a pin for ladies.
It was voted that the above described badge, as introduced by the President, shall be the official badge of the

Association.

The

President then appointed Hon. Arthur Worcester
San Francisco, Cal,, to take

Pike, of 461 Mission Street,charge of and to sell these official badges to members of the
Association for fifty cents apiece.

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A souvenir badge made by the Whitehead & Hoag Company was introduced by the President, of which 250 had
A gilt andbeen ordered, the description of which iswhite circlet of metal surrounding a picture of the whole
Coat of Arms, the whole suspended by a green ribbon upon
" Reunion Pike Family,
which was printed in gold letters
This badge was
Boston, Mass., Sept. 27-28, 1904."
adopted by the Association as a souvenir badge for the present reunion and the President appointed Miss Bertha C.
Pike, of Mansfield Center, Conn., to take charge of and tosell these souvenir badges to members of the Association::

for twenty-five cents apiece.

Writing paper was exhibited upon which the Coat ofArms was beautifully printed and embossed: the shield in
the natural colors of the arms, the rest in gold, except thepalm branches beneath the shield, which are in green.

name "Pike,"

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gold

letters,isprintedbeneath the shield, which can be omitted

if

or

The

embosseddesired.

The

paper is of the finest and best quality, and contains the arms
near the top of the page and about midway of the sheet.

Such work is expensive, as it requires three processes of art
work to produce them in colors. For further particulars
address Hon. Edwin B. Pike, Pike, N. H., who still has thismatter in charge. This paper was sold at the reunion for
one dollar per quire cheaper paper may be had at somewhat less cost, negotiations for which were in progress at:

the time of the reunion.

A most beautiful work of art was exhibited in the shapeof a stein upon which the Coat of Arms was most artisticallythe delicate tints of the arms blending gracefully
and harmoniously with those of the stein. Those who wish
to secure one of these useful as well as ornamental works ofart should address Mrs VVinfred C. Pike, 8 Gaylord Street,
Dorchester, Mass.
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A seal was exhibited which left the impression of our arms
upon the wax, as a warning to those of evil intent, not tobreak through and steal. Should you wish to obtain one ofthese safeguards, you should address Hon. Edwin B. Pike,
Pike, N. H.

Three Coats of Arms of the Pike family were on exhibat the reunion, viz.: that of Ireland, that of Essex
County, England, and that brought over to this country by
our ancestor John Pike in 1635, all of which are described inition

the records of 1902.

Orders were taken for the last named
Coat of Arms, beautifully hand painted, size 16 by 20 inches,at five dollars each.

Those who wish them should address

the Secretary of the Association.

Hon. Arthur Worcester Pike, of 461 Mission Street, San
Francisco, Cal., having been brought up among the glittering and golden tints of the setting sun, where quarters arecalled " bits " and cents are unknown, missing these extrav-

agances of nature in the land o-f his forefathers, came to theconclusion that a cheaper copy of the Coat of Arms would
be more acceptable to his Eastern kinsmen, than the more

expensive though elegant work of art that was being offeredthem

he therefore, by and with the consent of the Execumade arrangements to have the arms lithographed in colors, size 16 by 12 inches, the process to bedone on bristol board.
Lithograph copies of the arms were sold at the reunion at
one dollar apiece. These lithograph copies may be obtained;

tive Committee,of the Secretary of the Association.

was voted to have a reception with light refreshments
and that the President appoint a committee
the Recepto look after all the arrangements for the sameMrs.
tion Committee, as appointed by the President, wereIt

in the evening,;:

Edwin B. Pike, of Pike, N. H.; Mrs. Clifford L. Pike, of
Saco, Maine Mrs. Frances M. Watkins, of 27 Thorndyke;

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way, South Boston, Mass.; Prof. Albert W. Pike, of 3 Willow Court, Stamford, Conn., and Arthur Worcester Pike, of
461 Mission Street, San Francisco, Cal.
It was voted to hav^e a banquet dinner on Wednesday
evening and that the President appoint a committee to makethe Banquet Committee, as
all arrangements for the samePresident,
weretheHerbert A. Pike, of 44
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Winthrop Street, West Newton, Mass., and Arthur Worcester Pike, of 461 Mission Street, San Francisco, Cal.
Other Committees were then appointed by the chair, viz.:Miss Frances C. Dickerman, of Pike, N. H., was appointed to assist the Secretary in his duties of receiving andrecording the names of new members, their admission fees,
and the payments of annual dues.
Miss Cora B. Pike, of 443 Broadway, South Boston, Mas.«.,was appointed to take orders for Coats of Arms, stationery,etc., with power to choose her assistants, of which Arthur
Worcester Pike, of 461 Mission Street, San Francisco, Cal.,
proved a most valuable helper.
The hour of noon having arrived, it was voted to call themembers from labor to refreshments, and the meeting was
adjourned, to meet at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Tuesday, September 27, promptly at 2 o'clock P. M., theAssociation was again gathered in executive session in the
parlors of the American House, as per vote at the morning
meeting, the President, Secretary and Treasurer at their respective stations.

The Committee on By-Laws reported that they had madegood progress on their formation, but asked further time
for their final completion, which was granted.
The Committee on the Nomination of Officers reported
good progress, but also asked further time for their final
completion, which was granted.
Hon. John O. Evans, of Salisbury, Mass., representing
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Society," then arose and addressed the chair he said
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undertook the erection of amemorial to her most illustrious citizen of an early generation, Major Robert Pike, and some one hundred dollars was'

secured for the erection of a tablet to his memory.

"Acting on the advice of certain of the Pike descendants,
further action was deferred, as it was suggested that a more
substantial memorial would be undertaken by the descendants of the Major and his father, John Pike, who also lived
at Salisbury and is there buried.

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Improvement Society believes that some action
should now be taken for a suitable memorial and recently atameeting held at Salisbury, a committee was appointed

consisting of John O. Evans, of Salisbury, Mass.; Mrs. Joseph S. Ross, of Ipswich, Mass.; Mrs. Olive Pike Lincoln,of 2

RoxtonStreet,Dorchester, Mass.;

Miss

HattieN.

Pike, of 203 Lexington Street, East Boston, Mass.; Louis
F. Barton, of 187 High Street, Newburyport, Mass.; Mrs.
Georgianna \\\ Perry, of 141 Newbury Street, Boston,
Mass., and Mrs. Mary S. Lewis, of Salisbury, Mass.; thiscommittee was instructed to present the matter to the Pike
Family Association and to ask its co-operation, not asking
the Association to undertake the raising of funds, but would
suggest that some of its members be added to this com-mittee."After some discussion by the various members of the Association, during which the fact was clearly brought out thatthe bod)' of Major Robert Pike,

who was one of the oldmagistrates of Massachusetts and one of our country's
statesmen, whose name is inscribed among thegreatest

records of Vital Statistics in his native town, as the"Wor-shipful Major Robert Pike," in testimony of the high esteeminwhich he was held by his contemporaries, lies there bur.
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A motion was then made by Dr. Clifford L. Pike,of Saco,to

Maine, that a committee of five be appointed by the chair
Salisco-operate with the above named committee from the
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Williambysecondedbeing
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ciation and the following named members wereUnion, N.
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members of that committee;:H.; Dr. Chailes Augustus Fernald, of 1483 Washington
MisStreet, Boston, Mass.; Arthur Worcester Pike, of 461
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John
Groveton, N. H.,
A motion was made, and having been fully discussed, wascarried by a unanimous vote, that the Association shall notissell a badge or a Coat of Arms to any person whose namenot enrolled, as a member of the Association.

Voted to adjourn to meet Wednesday morning at 9.30 in
the large hall of the American House.
Wednesday morning, September 28, opened bright andbeautiful.

The adjourned business meeting of the previous

day met according to the hour of adjournment, at 9.30 A.
M. with the President in the chair and the Secretary andTreasurer at their proper stations.

Hon. James H. Jenkins,of the Custom House, New York,
reported for the Committee on By-Laws, that the committee
had unanimously voted to adopt the Act of Incorporation as
the Constitution of the Pike P'amily Association
following
followsasBy-Laws to govern the same.

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CONSTITUTION OF THE PIKE FAMILYASSOCIATIONAN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE PIKE
FAMILY ASSOCIATIONBe enacted by

the Senate

and House of Representatives

in Legislature assembled, as follozvs—

Section i. Edwin B. Pike, Joseph T. Pike, Clifford
L. Pike, Walter N. Pike, Ezra B. Pike, John O. Evans,

Gordon B. Pike, their associates and successors, are hereby
name of the Pike Family Association, and by that name shall have power toconstituted a corporation under theprosecute and defend suits at law, have and use acommonseal and change the same at pleasure, take and hold for theobjects of

their Association,

by gift, grant, bequest, pur-chase or otherwise, any estate, real or personal, which theinterests of said association may require to be sold andconveyed.

Section 2. All property and estate, real or personal,
which at any time may come into the possession of thesaid corporation shall be applied to the promotion of historicil and genealogical research, in home or foreign lands,
to the publication of any historical or genealogical matter
pertaining to the family of which it may become possessed,
to the maintenance, by purchase or otherwise, of a suitablebuilding for its corporate meetings and the preserv^ation of
its property, and to the perpetuation, by tablet, monument
or otherwise, of the names of those who have made the familyname illustrious.
The said corporation is hereby given author3.

Sectionity to issue

stock to the amount of one hundred thousand

dollars to be divided into shares of one dollar each,shall be forever unassessable.

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Section 4. The saic} corporation may adopt such rules
and by-laws, the same not being repugnant to the laws ofthis State, as they may deem expedient for the management

They may choose all necessary officers, andof their affairs.

they shall be and they are hereby invested with all the powers, privileges, rights and immunities

incident to similar cor-porations.

Section5.

The said corporation may hold its meetings,

bi-annual, annual or special, in any of the States or territories of the United States,

and may chooseitsof^cers there-

from.

Section 6. The first meeting of the said corporation
may be held in the United States Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, the twenty-seventh day of September,

Nineteen hundred and four, at ten o'clockin the forenoon,

Edwin B. Pike, Joseph
T. Pike and Clifford L. Pike, or any two of them may deteror at such other place and time asmine by giving seasonable notice of said meeting to all the
persons named as corporators.

Section

7.

The

Treasurer,

before entering upon his

duties, shall give a bond approved by the directors, for thefaithful discharge of the same.

Section

8.

This Act

when approved.
Approved March 18, 1903.

shall take effect

BY-LAWS OF THE PIKE FAMILY ASSOCIATIONARTICLE
Membership. Any person of the nameI.

of Pike, or a lineal descendant therefrom, or ahusband or

wife of the same, being of good moral character and of Caucasian ancestry, may become a member of this Association

upon the payment to the Treasurer of the sum of one dollar.

ARTICLE II. Dues. The dues shall be paid annuallyand shall be twenty-five cents until September 12, 1905,
after which date the annual dues shall be fifty cents.

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ARTICLE III. Any member may attain life membership by the payment of fifteen dollars.

ARTICLE IV. The regular meeting shall beheld every
two years at such place and time as the Board of Directors
may determine.
Section 2.
Special meetings may be called by the
Board of Directors at their discretion.
Sectionquorum.

Twenty-five3.

members

shallconstituteaSection 4. Notices shall be sent to all members b)' theSecretary at least thirty days before date of meeting.

ARTICLE V. The officers shall consist of a President,
seven Vice-Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer, and theSecretary may also act as Treasurer a Board of Directors,
which shall consist of the President, first Vice-President,;

Secretary and four others.

SectionThe

2.

officersofthe Association

shall

be

elected by ballot.

ARTICLE\T.

Dutiesof

Officers.

President.

The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association or of its Board of Directors,

and shall,

conjunctioninwith the Secretray, sign all legal documents.

Section 2.

Vice-President.

shall preside atmeetings

in

The first Vice-President

the absence of the President

and perform the duties incident to his office.
Sectio.v

Secretary.

3.

It shallbe the duty of the Sec-

retary to keep a correct record of the proceedings of the

He shall have
Board of Directors.
shall havedocuments
printed within one year succeeding each regular meeting therecords of that meeting, and may, if desirable, publish all
papers or poems read, the programs of entertainments andillustrations.
He shall record the death of any member andAssociation andcharge of

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the changes ofnames and residences, and the names andaddresses of all thethemembers

shall;records of the Association

send to eachmemberwhen published, and shallsend notices and invitations, at his discretion, to all persons
Pike Family Association. He shallconduct the correspondence and shall have charge of thein the directory of theseal of the Association.

He shall have power to draw upon

the Treasury of the Association for all monies necessary forthe above enumerated duties of his office.

Section4.

Treasurer.

The

dutiesof theTreasurer

shall be to keep a correct record of all money paid into theTreasury and to pay the same out by order of the Board of
Directors, which order shall require the signature of the
President, countersigned by the Secretary, except monies
for the incidental expenses.

Section5.

Board of Directors.

The Board of Direct-

ors shall have supervision of all property and money belong-

ing to the Association over and above that necessary for theincidental expenses.

ARTICLE VH.

In case of the death or resignation of

any of the above enumerated officers, the Board of Directors
are hereby empowered to fill any such vacancy so created.

ARTICLE Mil.

Seal.

The Association shall furnish

a seal, which shall be known as the Corporate Seal of the

Association, to the Secretary, which shall be affixed toalllegal documents of the Association.

ARTICLE

IX. The signature of the President, countersigned by the Secretary, with the Corporate Seal shall beaffixed to all legal documents of the Association.

ARTICLE X. If any alteration or amendment of the
By-Laws be proposed, a notice of such alteration or amencL
ment shall be published in the notice of the meeting at
which action thereonistobe taken, and a majority voteshall be required for its adoption.

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quorum being present, it was unanimously voted that
the Act of Incorporation shall be adopted as the Constitution of the Association.

The By-Laws were then read and it was voted to take up
and act upon each article separately. This being done, thearticles as they now stand were so adopted, after which

theywere adopted as a whole, by a unanimous vote, as the By-

Laws of the Association.
Hon. John O. Evans, of Salisbury, Mass., reported for theCommittee on nominations. The names placed in nomination were
For President, Hon. Edwin B. Pike, of Pike,
N. H.; for first Vice-President, Hon. Herbert A. Pike, of
44 Winthrop Street, West Newton, Mass.; other Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Maria Freeman-Gray, of 3648 Twenty-second
Street, San Francisco, Cal.; Louis F. Barton, of 187 High:

Newburyport, Mass.; Mrs. Virginia Pike Martin, of1809 Portland Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn.; James H. Jenkins, of the Custom House, New York
Ellery C. Pike, ofMansfield Center, Conn., and Edwin L. Pike, of 124 MillStreet,;Street,Newport, R.

and Treasurer, Dr.
Board of Directors,
Edwin B. Pike, of Pike, N. H.; Herbert A. Pike, of West
Newton, Mass.; Dr. Clifford L. Pike, of Saco, Maine;
Joseph T. Pike, of 43 Exchange Place, New York John O.
Evans, of Salisbury, Mass.; Bruce W. Belmore, of 402
Sears Building, Boston, Mass, and Elbridge N. Pike, of 27
I.;

for Secretary

Clifford L. Pike, of Saco,

Maine

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India Street, Boston, Mass.

By unanimous consent it was voted to act upon thesenames placed in nomination for the different offices of the
Association collectively, and that the Secretary be instructedto so cast the vote of the Association for them,which hav-

ing been done, the following persons were declared elected

As President, Edwin B. Pike, of Pike, N. H. As first
Vice President, Herbert A. Pike, of 44 Winthrop Street,West Newton, Mass.; as other Vice Presidents, Mrs. Maria

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3648 Twenty-second Street, San Fran-cisco, Cal.; Louis F. Barton, of 187

High

Street,Newbury-

Mrs. Virginia Pike Martin, of 1809 Portland
Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.; James H. Jenkins, of the Custom
House, New York; Ellery C. Pike, of Mansfield Center,
port, Mass.;

Conn., and Edwin L. Pike, of 124 Mill Street, Newport R. I.
As Secretary and Treasurer Dr Clifford L, Pike, of Saco,

Maine.

As Board of Directors: Edwin B. Pike of Pike, N. H.;
Herbert A. Pike, of 44 Winthrop Street, West Newton,
Mass.; Dr. Clifford L. Pike, of Saco, Maine Joseph T. Pike,of 43 Exchange Place, New York; John O. Evans, of Salisbury, Mass.; Bruce W. Belmore, of 402 Sears Building, Boston, Mass., and Elbridge N. Pike, of 27 India Street, Boston,
Mass.
Hon. John O. Evans of Sahsbury, Mass., for the "Major
Robert Pike Memorial Commitee," reported that the committee had met on the previous evening in the parlors of theAmerican House, and plans had been discussed as to whatshould constitute a proper memorial, and that it was theunanimous decision of the committee that a memorial librarybuilding at Salisbury, to be known as the " Major Robert
Pike Memorial Library Building," would be the mostappropriate to commemorate a life of so wide and far-reaching intelligence as that exemplified in the life of Robert Pike.
He further reported that the committee had found manyof the descendants of Major Pike, with others, who admired
his high character, stood ready to contribute to such a Me;——

morial,

also

that

the

citizensof

Salisbury,

both

indi-

vidually and as a Town, would assist in the undertaking.
It was voted thatthe next regular meeting of the Associ-ation shall be held, either the last
firstweek in August or the

week in September in 1906.

An informal expression of the members was then takenby the President as to whether the Association should next

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meet at Salisbury, Mass., Old Orchard, Maine, or again in
Boston, for the next regular meeting; and while Old Orchard
had an unusually large vote, it was decided that the larger
number wished to remain in Boston.

At a meeting of the Board of Directors it was decided bya unanimous vote, that the next meeting of the Association
shall be held in Boston, Mass., the exact

time and place in

Boston to be determined at a later date.

The business meeting of the Association was then adjourned by a vote of the Association.
Wednesday, September 28, owing to the continuation ot
the business meeting, the literary exercises were somewhat

delayed from the time specified in the notice, but after atime the following program wascalled.

After the addressof welcome the Vice-President took the chair for the rest of

the exercises.
PrayerNathan ('. Pike, 44 Winthrop St., West Newton, Mass.
Address of Welcome
Edwin B. Pike, Pike, N. H.
Piano Solo
Prof. Alfred W. Pike, 3 Willow St., Stamford, Conn.
"Earliest Settlers of New Ens-land " Dr. Clifford L. Pike, Saco, Me.
Song
Miss Edythe M. Barton, 187 High St., Newburyport, Mass.
" Our Heritage "Mrs. Maria Freeman-Gray3648 Twenty-second St., San Francisco, Cal.
Piano Solo
Prof. Alfred W. Pike, 3 Willow St., Stamford, Conn.
" Hugh Pike of Newbury "Miss M. Lena Pike
Granite Avenue, Dorchester, Mass.
" About the Monument to the Earliest Settlers of Newbury "Mrs. Elizabeth L. Withington, 206 High Street, Newburyport, Mass.
Historical Address
Dr. Charles A. Fernald
1483 Washington St., Boston, Mass.
Song
Mrs. Cora F. Pike, Saco, Me.
"A Pyke Family of Nova Scotia "Hon. John George Pyke
Main St., Liverpool, N. S.
A Letter
Joseph T. Pike, 43 Exchange Place, New YorkA Letter Mrs. Sarah Anna Emery, 45 High St., Newburyport, Mass.
A Letter (written since reunion)
Hon. Henry Piussell Wray
Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Springs, Col.
Adjournment of the Meeting.

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THE BANQUET
The Banquet, as arranged by the Committee, and as reported below, was held on the evening of September 28,
That those who were not present may know the
1904.
speakers' names, theirCharacteris PcrsoncE

names are given by number in the—

Edwin B. Pike

Pike, N.

Clifford L. Pike

Saco, Maine

3

Nathan C. Pike

West Newton, Mass.

4

Arthur W. Pike

San Francisco,5

Elizabeth Pike Davis

Dorchester, Mass.

6

William A. Pike

Boston, Mass.

7

James H. Jenkins

New York

8

Bruce W. Belmore

Boston, Mass.

9

Mrs. Maria Freeman-Gray

San f rancisco, Cal.

10James Donald

Glasgow, Scotland

II

Cora B. Pike

South Boston, Mass.

12

Eugene H. Pike, of (iilbertville, for Cambridge, Mass.

13

Mrs. Herbert A. Pike

14

Prof. Alfred

H.

Cal.

West Newton, Mass.

W. PikeStamford, Conn.
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The President sat in his high arm ehair
At the head of the banquet board,

And he looked with despair at the dainties there,
Which his stomach could ill afford.
His pockets were brimming with credit and cash,

And his mind was beginning to soar,
When he drew with a dash his toastology lash
And waved it beside and before:

For he was a master of banquets untold,

A royal toastmaster was he,
And his manner was bold, like the knights of old,
AVith a thousand years pedigree.

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Our targeted host stood firm at his post
In a state oft written like Mass.,

While his thoughts, if any, were loaded for many
Encounter with laddie and lass;
And his face shone bright with a sardonic light,
As his throat copper-bottomed with zinc,
Sent his sentences gay from his cutaway,
Telling all his dinner could think:
For his hook got caught in the great Zoroaster,
When he threw his line to the Past,

And this gifted Toaster became a roasterOf all lines made from that cast.
He threw back his head with a lion-like shake,
In majesty pased for a while,
E'er a sentence did break on his hearers and make

Them warm as his icy smile.
On a canvas all made from an ear-drum parade,He painted the earth and the sky,Took a mighty big leap in the awful deep

And became out a Pike all dry:
For he reasoned aright, that Life's great caravan
Was nearing its final sunset:
And he argued this plan to his inner man,
He had rather go dry than wet.
He told of the Chums who had taken the plums

Away from our tree-tops and shelves
AVhen we should have stood in their paths, if we could,
And picked all those plums for ourselves.
He quoted Shakespeare without any fear.
Because he was pointed himself;
Unloaded great Milton and Greeley and Tilton
Of most of their learned pelf;He quoted the Scriptures and many old tracts.
Advised us them all to retain,
Till he charged on its Acts and fell on some facts,
Which he would not get up to explain.
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He eulogized Joseph — the ancient and great
And Moses and Isaac, whose fall
By a curious fate, from the jjast he did state
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But for her he had lived in that far distant age,
All the thought of the world to endow,
Like the saint and the sage would have written a page,For the world to have read about now
But he blesses the stay on that far distant day
When he was not consulted at all
And his deep veneration breaks forth for her station
AVhen he utters a sudden, " Play Ball.";'

And when that grand rally — " Play Ball" — not a pun
Had broke on the Banqueter's ears,
They knew that the fun with themselves had begun
And would drown themselves in their cheers;
But the Toastmaster watched with an unco look

As he stemmed all that surging tide,And he threw his hook in a rather queer nook
For the man at his dexter side
" I see, Mr. Clerk, you are waiting to shirk.
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Though your wife's little speech you recall'Come! You are the next, please give us the text.
And above all things else Play Ball.' "2The poor Secretary rose from a privileged repose,
AVith a gentle, gentle flutter round his ever beating heart;

And the silent moments fell, e'er his gasps began to tellOn the stern and wild commotion beating round his upper part;
Then he stammered and he stuttered, that no speech his wife hadutteredFor she had not quite forgotten she was far away from home;
But he said she had repeated rhymes like these, some one had

meted
To her on her month's vacation when she took her Western roam:" The Pike Family Association, God bless it,
Because Ladies do love and caress it
But we all understandBecause they do command

The hearts of the men who express it.

"And the Ladies, themselves, may God bless them.
Because man was first taught to caress them;
For she turned with a sighAnd looked man in the eye,Though a captive he still would impress them."

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Though her sentiment was lacking, he would give these words abacking,

Make the rhyming and the chiming of his sweet voice just likehers

And he hoped the pleasant feeling, like his own, was o'er themstealing

When he listened to the prattle of a voice that never errs:"For," said he, "the silent stillness never breeds unlovely illness
When a sweet voice bids you welcome, though your sky be overcast;

Take thou, then, this admonition, tune your voice to this condition,

And this great Association will forever, ever, last."t

The Toastmaster wooed his most thinkable mood,
Then said with a smile and a grin
" Our Clerk, like the rest of the Pikes, has been blest
By the one who first took him in."
Then his eagle eye, like that bird on high.
Soared over the bacchanal throng.

And setted at last on a gentleman past
The age of connubial song;

And he said, " We'll entice our father of Vice
To give his experience wise.
Like Nestor of old and Ulysses the bold.
In the councils of earth and skies."'" O Agamemnon of this goodly hostas old Agamemnon's ghost;Who, from the Hadean shade, through Father Time,I greet you'

Art landed herewith redivivus prime.

To lead again the progenies ye seek,
As once of yore their marjories, — the Greek,
Unto that Troy, where forfeit we, their kin,And claim the name that made your phalanx win.
By ev'ry javelin, battle-axe and pike.
That rose terrific, bade its owner strike:By ev'ry arrow from the bow that sped—

And left the living to impale the dead:By ev'ry thunderbolt that from the sky
By gods and godesses were made to fly

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By ev'ry ton of ponderous rock that flew,
make this point: Each was a Pike to you,I

Like that which pierced the mighty god of Mars,
And sent him groaning to the heavenly stars.

wondrous man of whom the poets sing,and my kinship bring.

1 thus salute you" O ye with human body!

whom I findEndowed with wisdom and a ponderous mind:
What oracle foredoomed thee to the earth
To bring Ulysses to the verge of mirth.
Of senile Nestor to proclaim the truth
Perforce of the metempsychosed to youth
Who passed expiring through the Hadean glade
Transformed to earth, to now appear a shade?
Why call ye here in these auspicious halls
The many Pikes hurled at the Trojan walls,
Whose towering heights, built by the gods of eld.
Through many ages, were by Trojans held ?
What seek ye now when all these bolts are hurled.
To take that fortress of the gods— the world ?
O woeful man ye know not what ye do;!

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Though greater leader never lived than you
Though ye may have the mighty Diomed,

And both Ajaces in your ranks to lead:
Though great Atrides, with his shield displayed,

Now guards the ramparts with its dreadful shade
Though Menelaus, who fought through Trojan gore,
The glorious^ Helen to your ranks restore
Though these are with you with such valor proof,
Yet great Achilles still doth stand aloof.

Go seek him first! He hovers o er all lands.
From far Alaska to Atlantic's sands;
Sublime in thought, he holds the world at bay.
And makes attack where Hector bars the way.

Know ye not that Achilles holds the fameOf those not with you, though they bear the name?
Let his vast cohorts join your own, then rise,
And every Hector shall become yovir prize" Atrides hark!

Transmuted are the sikes,

Which hold the times and the observant Pikes;
No more in jiowers immortal, they believe
Such gods can flatter, and Jove can deceive

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No more they stand enarmored of their fate
Their gospel's law the conscience of the state
Through peaceful plains their mighty columns pour.
And mingle friends with what they fought before;
Asomatous, their former swords confined,
Now flash refulgent in the human mind:
No armed encounter, therefore, must ye seek
Changed are the Trojans, and are changed the Greek
Great Priam dwells throughout our broad domain,
And Hector lives within the breast again
Confront him then, with all the stern commandThat aids thee now to guard this wondrous baud
Let keen intelligence usurp his place,
And drive him from the field in dire disgrace
Seize all the posts of honor in our land,
And honor him the wisest in our band,

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Who will arise in honor and possess,As one by one, these Hectors become less:(If not by death,then by the marriage tie
in you they soon will
Until they all are gathered in this foldAmong thy kinsman to forever hold."'Twill be the same

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" We listened with care to this gentleman rare,

Who came from the Hadean shade;
Whose mind much endowed, like a thunder cloud,Flashed its lights on the Grecian trade.
Go! take them as pillars of fire to your arms.
To guide you through scenes that are dark
Through tempests and calms, they will shield you from harms.
And vanquish each foe with a spark
But while you are gathering these lights to the breast,
Taking care to let none of them fall
The man from the West who last night was expressed
In a beautiful song, I'll call."" I rise upon Your Honor as an envoy in your town.
To place a little feather in your much bespangled crown
Prefaced with pin '— pinfeather do I hear such words assail.
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When by your strange commandment I was made to place it there,
And chuck more wood to kindle fire beneath your crown of hair.
Thereby grave chances taking from decrees of fate and luck
Of being called forever more by you a good Woodchuck?
" There is no other airway but this wordy plume to toss,
Although in rolling Eastward it did gather little moss
Until it reached your lobby, where it struck the rising son,
Just as. oh great Toastmaster, looking at me thou hast done!
I therefore stand committed, when perforce, I fain would hedge.
And let some other brother in the kinship drive your wedge;
And take again the chances from tbe verdict of your prog.
Of being called forever more, by you, a good Hedge-hog.

" My thoughts were spilled while roaming from tlie westward tothe* East,As Plirebe spilled her berries, or I might give you a feast
And yet it is with pleasure that I rise before you now,
Although my quill is lacking in its vanes upon your brow;
Therefore let not your judgment from your speakership so err,
That you will dream, oh never, that I am a good speak-err;
For those who would climb highest in their speeches sadly roam,
And often find the better part is thought out going home.
" I therefore pose as going home in order that my ranks

Of thoughts may rise in fountains, like a river o'er its banks,
And while they do ensemble, 1 will tell you what my ken
Saw shining througli the dessert air, as did the three wise men,
Who followed, as I followed, knowing not if it were wise,
With notliing but its glimmer in the distance to advise
And, as they found the master of their universal state,'Twould seem, like them, Your Honor, that I too have met my fate," The glimmer was the brightness of this Union where we stand,
Which lighted, like a beacon, all our kinsmen in the land.
Who have the souls of honor and revere the ties that bind
Who cannot come and greet us though their spirits are inclined;Long may its light shine o'er us from a more than earthly mound.
Till every long-lost brotlier in the distance has been found;And if such filial piety does not at once command.
May its bright rays baptise them till they come and understand.
"You heard the lovely story of the fishes and the loaves.
How banqueters were feasted in the great Judean groves.
How these old bacchanalians moaned, at first their meagre lot.
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up a blutt'.

And talk until your appetites and stomachs cried enough;

But I will leave you hungry for a better speech than mine,
To yield such harvest to you. so, Your Honor, I'll resign."
J" I proclaim no bans on your migration transXo woodchuck art thou, cat or dog,
For your bristling instinct must be somewhere linked
With quills of the famous hedgehog:
And a quill full of pain without any vane,
You would place in our crown to wear.
That my lingers might thrill at the touch of the quill,

When its piercing sensations I share.
Many thanks for the (juill. though a pinfeather still,
In my warlock, you it, shall peruse,
Like a savage betimes, while Dorchester rhymes
In the speech of a maiden let loose."" Time is come, and Time is going,

Bearing on its restless tide.
All the ready, who are growing

Saintward, to the other side,

Where their sainted spirits beckon
Through the memories where they trod,
While we stand, our hours to reckon
On this minute hand of God.
" Time is comeWithin the azure,
Future lies beyond our reach,And we only know its measure
In the figurative of speech:;

But the Present, ever flowing.
Like a small meandering stream.
Takes the seed that we are sowing.
To its breast to live a dream.
" Watch well, then, must we, the hours.

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For the pa&t we lived is ours,
And we live it once again,
Wlien we pass into its bowers
Perfumed with its joy or pain.
" From that past most fondly cherished.

Come those bowers, so dear to all.
Of our kindred who have perishedAt this minute-hand's recall

And I see their phantoms springing,
Mingling with our own in showers.
And a bird-like voice is singing
In the solitude of ours.

" Hark!

I

hear that host without me.

Joining in that bird-like voiceFeel a mother's arms about me

And a father's soul rejoice:
Thus, with songs full soft and tender.
Comes this pale band from the sky.
Who would wrap me in their splendor
Bear me to their homes on high.

As these phantom souls come round us.
We, in union, place our own.
Till the Golden Chord that bound us
To this life, be loosed and liown
And by these we will remember
While we journey down life's stream:
Life, though dead, still burns an ember,''

Phcenix like, to rise a dream."\

The Toastmaster seemed in a mental strife,
In a strife with himself seemed he.

When his gentle wife made the speech of her life,
With a poke where a poke should be.
our midst a man from the East
From England's proud valleys of green,
And I hope we may feast, on his words, at least,
For he bringeth a talking machine.
"
Just give us a word that no one has heard" I will," sighed the man, " if you please."''

I see in

And it opened, forsooth, with a tale of his youth.
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" WallYe want another story guess I'll give it to ye, boy
Just to see yer eye-balls sparkle with yer much reflected joy;—!

Does ye good, it seems, to listen and I'arn something of the world,
So I'll just heave to and tell it 'fore my yarning sail is furled.
I was skipper of a vessel in the days when I was young:
I could dance the sailor's hornpipe, sing the merriest song e'er sung;
I could shin a rope as quickly as a bird could climb a cloud.
To the very utmost skysail, wrap it round me like a shroud;
Then, instead of sliding downward, often I would take a diveLanding in the laughing water as a bee does in his hive.
Many tricks I did in those days walked the water as the land
Faith was not the only reason^I was lighter than the sand;
When a shark once tried to stop me, I jumped over and dove, too,Came up under, slit him open, then I hustled and came through.
Once I heard the painful murmur of a whale and I, forsooth.
Out of pity seized the hawser, hooked it on and pulled his tooth,And he blubbered approbation all along his giant frame,
As he turned a mighty handspring, just in honor of the same,
Filled his snout with ocean water, left an awful hole curslop
In a spout it went to Heaven and I climbed it to the top;
Sat up there and wheezed and shivered wond'ring how I ever durst,
Till I seized the skyloft topsail, slid down when the durned thing-——burst.

Nothing in this world could stop me, roaming o'er the bounded sea,
Save the fact that I was bounded by my vessel, as you see.
But this is a stern digression to remind ye of my youth.
Don't ye ever try them, laddie, or may be ye'll doubt their truth."\

The Toastmaster said with a toss of his liead
That that Teller a flsh must be:
For none but a Pike could have made such a strike
In a story made up on the sea
He would honor the tale of that gigantic whale
Of the handspring — the spout — and his rise
But the dainty shark he would i>lace in an ark,
To save from a deluge of lies.
But as for the man who this story began,

He knew in Life's verified walk.
With his versant pelf, would take care of himself.
So he called the man from Xew York.

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Records of tJic Pike Family" There is a room in New York State

Whose vacuum is bare:
Were it not so, by adverse fate,
Of course I should be there.
" I came out for a ijuiet fish

A sport I do most like
Had I not come, my friends, jiiy dishWould not have held these Pike.

My daughter told me not to go
Out fishing in this smack;

For if I did get drovrned also,
I never could go back!

" I weighed the chances to a pound.
Sailed Boston's streets wjth care

But e'er I got here I had found
Triangles made a square.

"Two parallels do make a sign
Equal where you belong:
But when you try them, you divine
Thev are a base oblontf.

"Should you get lost, break from the past,

And keep yourself a-going.
And you will meet yourself at last
And never know the knowing.
" Two years ago I thought I'd try

To know the Doctor better;Two years it took for his reply,
Two years to read his letter.
" My ancestor, whose name was Job,
I wished him much to findHe said he soon the past would probe
And all the plagues combined.
:" He is, of men, the most astute

Well versed in ancient lore;

He knows whose past is best to loot
For things he would explore.

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No doubt, dear friends, tliouoh he seems tame
AVhen coveting for men
Had Daniel been my father's name,••;

He'd beard the lion's den.
" But I am glad I'm on the trackI

Of this biennial cheer;
only hope now to get back,

Or I must tarry here."\

Quoth the lord of the feast:" Thou art not a beast.
Though thou wearest a hair-breadth pelt:

For none but the scion of a plague or a lion
Could make bis bare vacuum felt.
We hope you'll come oft on your angling tack,
From oblongs and parallels clear:
That soon you'll get back to your youthful smack.

And know yourself when you see'er.
But I see in our midst, a lawyer adored
Asa beacon-light placed o'er our way;
Although he is stored with the things of this board.
He ought to have something to say."
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The lawyer rose in stately pride

Upon the banquet floor;
And what no accident could hide.
In songhood he did pour.
In songhood he did pour

In songhood he did poui-

And what no accident could hide.
In songhood he did pour.
" O Mr. President, your hope

To gain that golden shore,
Depends upon that Beacon's rope

When it rings its Bel-more.
When it rings its Bel-more
When it rings its Bel-more
Depends upon that Beacon's rope

When it rings its Bel-more.

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40" Should things with which you ought to cope
Make you deeply deplore.

Then seize ui»on that Beacon's rope
Till

it

rings its Bel-more.

Till it rings its Bel-more
Till it rings its Bel-more—
Then seize upon that Beacon's rope
Till it rings its Bel-more.

"All kindred here beyond the scope
Of things you would ignore,
I bid you seize that Beacon's rope

And just ring its Bel-more.
And just ring its Bel-more—
And just ring its Bel-more
I bid you seize that Beacon's rope

And just ring its Bel-more.
" Of ladies here who fain would wed
I

And stand its Light, before,
may take one before I'm deadIf she rings the Bel-more.
If she rings the Bel-more—
If she rings the Bel-moreI

may take one before I'm deadIf she rings the Bel-more.

"The Beacon lights the sea by night.
Though loud the billows roar;
Should fog or darkness hide its lio-ht
It will ring the Bel-more.
It will ring the Bel-moreItwill ring theBel-more—

Should fog or darkness hide its light
It willring the Bel-more.

" Should doubts assail you. kindred all.
Before your lives are o'er;''

Twere better far not to Blay Ball,'
But to ring the Bel-more.
But to ring the Bel-more—
But to ring the Bel-more—
Twere better far not to Play Ball,'
But to ring the Bel-more.
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And break the bended oar:
Our old acquaintance there shall standAnd ne'er ring the Bel-more.
And ne'er ring the Bel-more
And ne'er ring the Bel-more
Our old acquaintance there shall standAnd ne'er ring the Bel-more."I

The light of a feather could bring them together
When silence had covered that song;

And each, for his sake, an acquaintance did make.
To grow old and wrinkled e'er long.
But the President rose 'mid a volley of " Ohs,"
He had asked if their deeds were secure ?
And each one denied, that the other had lied.
If he reckoned himself with the pure.
With a rap of his thumb like the sound of a drum,

He called their emotions to order,
And said, My dear friends, California sends'*

A speech from our Western border."" Doth a woman fill the measure

When your vocal lamps burn low?
Then it is with greatest pleasure,That I add a word also:
Just to tell you where reposes,
All along your Western bound;
Myriads of dainty roses
Golden decked with sunset round.
"Tis the land of God's own choosing.
Placed before the setting sun.
To inspire with heavenly musing
Ere the sands of life are run;Flowers to bloom around you ever.
All your wintry hours to brave
Flowers to die should you but severFlowers to live above your grave.
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Records of the Pike Family"Faithful Flower-land, strewn with roses!
Thou art but Life's wedding gown,
Clothing all its varied closes.

From that higher, reaching down;

And I stand and look in wonder
At that Emblem in the West,
Where my soul, too soon, shall sunder,
And my spirit be at rest.

"Though Ihou art the last to bless us
When this earthly life is done;
Thou wilt be first to caress us

When that newer is begun;
For Life is a sainted flower
Ready here to meet its doom
Be translated to yon bower,
In the heavenly to bloom.

There will be a sweet reunion
When these Flowers are fully blown.
That I see here in communion
Sweeter than on earth was known.
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Though the ties of kinship bind us.
From desires of Heaven, to roam:

Looking Westward will remind us
Of the ties of that sweet home.
" Hath a woman filled the measure

When your vocal lamps burned low.'
Then it is with greatest pleasure.
That I spoke a word also;
Just to tell you where reposes,

That sweet land beyond the West,

Where we all shall be as roses
To that God whom we loved best."-I

The President tapped with a pin-like beam,
With his eyes still fixed on the WestFor her very sweet theme had shot, like a
dream.
To the depths of his ardent breast:

And he pointed afar to the beckoning sky,
AVhere floated its light candescent.

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As he whispered, '-Our arms bear its Knightly charms,
Emblazoned on it in tlie crescent.
The red of our chevron denoteth great strength,

When Manhood and Courage appear
And no one dares question its breadth or its length,
Nor the speech which Scotland sends here.'"JO" I canna speak about tha' Ian'
In words o' idle flatter,Tha' Bruce an' Wallace did comman'.
An' Edward's liost did scatter;

Nor when its sons beneath its e'e
Thro' British sly palava

Swept a' the Russians fro' the sea

When storming Balaklava.
" Nor o' its groves o' myrtle sweet

Glens waving its green breckan,
Beneath whose glades th" bluebells meet,An' govvansnod an" beckon;
Where burns creep 'neath th' yellow broom,
Awa' fro' bubbling fountain
An' Simmer gi'es its sweet perfume
To ev'ry vale an' mountain.
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But I would tell o" one gude man,
Who wields this banquet gavel
Whose works I see in every clan.
Wherever I do travel.
I studied lang, as thoughts ran mere,*'

Why a' o' this should ha'pen.
Until I faund his stanes did spere
A' o' th' world to sharpen.
" They ken 'em on the Scottish braes.

Where thrissles flourish saire, man;An' over a' th' British lees.
An' at th' County Fair, man;No one who whets th' glutton scythe
Would feel at hame withou' 'em
Fo' fear with dullness they might writhe.
They dozens wrap abou' 'em.
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Records of the Pike Family"An' so I fin' it over here,Your stanes th' farmers ca', man
Whene'er th' harvest times appear.
In Simmer an' in Fa', man;;An' so it is in a' th' lan's
Wherever I may gae, man,Th' sharpest tools an' deftest han's

Are where your stanes may be, man.
" But I would speak, too. o' th' plan
O' this Association,

Which seems so like a Scottish clan

A nation in a nation
It has no boundry, for its

name

Has crossed the stormy waters,
An' borne aloft th' rising fame
O' hero's sons an' daughters.

" An' may its name forever dwell

Within th' hearts o' many:An' may his stanes, the world, compel
To earn an honest penny

May ne'er a heart gang saire adaft
Thro' rough an' stormy weather.
An' bountiful will be th' craft,
An' beautiful th' heather.
" Hail, a' ye kin o' this strong ban'tUnder your strong protection,
Take e'en th' least fro' ev'ry Ian',
An' fetter with affection!

Then foster it and it will gi'eYour ban' a high endeavor:
Will raise its fame to ev'y e'e,An' banquet you forever.''I

The banqueters' hearts are exultingly beating
As Scotland's predictions they ken;

And without unseating, like Methodist greeting,
They shout their approval — Amen I"''

The lord of the feast said, arising, at least.
To the heighth of his mortal frame:

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Who would guide us to honor and fame.
We will opeu our Union to all who thirst,
And shrive, with a smile, those cast down;
But a lady will first give the speech she rehearsed
Last night, to a friend in town."n"Though I enjoy this l)anquet fair,
And all the friends assembled here,I

fain would halve my dainty share.

That thou shoudst double thy good cheer!
There is not one who will not vow,Thou art not well beloved by me:
For when I speak, as I do now,'

Tis all for thee, 'tis all for thee

" The speech rehearsed last night is yet

Within my bosom still adored
Should I but speak it. you would set
It down, as one with wisdom stored;
I will not speak it, but will give
Another, that will more agree
With thee, for whom in speech I live
Yes, live for thee, yes, live for thee!

" There is no bond, save that above,

Association does not bring;

We wreath it with the crown of love.
And canonize it Queen of Spring;
Of this thou art the chosen head,To waft this boon o'er land and sea—
As I have spoken— and I said
It all for thee, it all for thee
" When other friends do hover round.

And thou art far upon life's wave.
Remember what thou here hast found.
Should billows roar and whirlwinds rave
Tis but a moment that will pass
Like other things ordained to be
But while it lasts, my speech, alas!
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Is all for thee, is all for thee
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The Toastmaster blinked, as his eyes oft winked.
When that last sweet speech was made.

And he lifted his hand, his sight to command.
O'er the space which his hiows should shadeAnd he said:;"Of onr bond yon have spoken well,

In naming- it Queen of Spring;'
Though you will not tell of the joys that dwell'

In the speeches you will not bring.
I think now appears
With its branches all laden with i)lums:

A speech from Old rambridgc

And we'll wrap onr attention around our ears,
While his voice beats tattoo on their drums."'

J2"Old Cambridge stands upon the brow of yon historic heights,
Where our forefathers met in arms — a band of belted knights;
From hill and valley, east and west, they pressed the tangled way
To win the glorious Freedom which we all enjoy to-day.
" She was among the tirst to send lier sons to civil war.

When bold Secession reared its head and held the world in awe,
Because the Pope would gain a land most fitting for his crown.

Which Liberty could not endorse, so hurled the treason down.
" We find her on the same old beat before the stately door.
Still marching to the music of theUnion as before

With Virtue ever o'er her, guiding where our ship should sail.
She listens to the thunder and she watches every gale.

"She saw the fall of empire when she raised the Stripes and Stars;
She saw the skeleton within fall with the Stars and Bars;
She saw the Spanish lights go out along her Southern main,
And watches with an eagle eye what Freedom may attain.
" But fairer scenes have met her gaze than those attained by wars

Though all her sons are volunteers when Freedom finds a cause
There is naught of New England's green — no valley in the WestThat has not met her careful eye, and by its gaze been blest.

"There have been many statesmen sent to play the Nation's cards.
From this old home of scholars and Parnassus of the bards
She has been heralded so far, for wisdom and good looks,
Her name now heads editions of the best and choicest books.

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47" Her iron gates are open to the scholars of this land:
To those of other nations who would come and understand:
The Harvard arms are open and her colors are unfurled,

Because she leads in technics, all the learning of the world.
" AVliat legacies are handed down through Time's disbursing hand,O'er which we pore for many an hour to note the ones most grand;
And grandest are the ones that pause l^efore our humble door,
Which other hearts, and other hands, wove in Life's web before.

" Inspired by these, we weave the web, unfinished on Life's scene,
And when a friend goes silent out, pick ujt the threads between
Witii might and main, we weave tiie threads, and strive, as otliers;

strove.

To make its cloth more beautiful than what our fathers wove.
" How near we are the Stygean stream, our Uod alone can tell:

But while we strive to do this -work, we'll strive to do it well;
Rememb'ring that the path of life leads only once this way
That those who sit by midnight lamps will take our place some day.
" They, too, will weave this earthly web with fabric still more fair.

As wisdom breaks into their hearts, and leaves its beauties there;
We'll aid them, e'er the cord be loosed, from off our treasure-shelves.
And where the world can give no good, we'll carry good ourselves.
" There's harmony in poetry, which is exampledoft.

And When the soul speaks through the lines, you catch its cadence
soft:

So is it in the lives of all, who would achievements rear.
The more we tune our souls to life, like music we appear.
" Were all in perfect harmony, how grand would be our lot,

For souls would pour such radiance in expressions of their thought,
That one sweet dream of music would break on our human ears.
Like that which God made for Himself, among the heavenly spheres.
" For this we all are striving, when we guard our words with care,

And still our wild emotions ere they thunder through the air;Though patience is a virtue, yet, we may learn one thing more—That Harmony comes fastest when through Education's door.
" Old Cambridge bears upon her brow all flowerets in a wreath,She ever took from out her bowers— or Edenland beneathWe only hope to stand afar, and watch their steady glow,
And sorrowfully see our own fall from us as we go."

Records of the Pike Family48" O kinsmen She doth welcome you and gives this sweet command,
As you have gathered heart to heart, go on with hand in hand;!

And weave each flower-life in a wreath round this Association,
That future ages may inspect with kindred admiration."\

When the speaker got through, he had only begun
He told what his wifie adjured;

To eat all he could, as he always had done,
But never to speak a speech word
But men will break loose, when from under restraint,
On which blessing our members do breathe.
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For he left not a taint of command in the paintHe spread on that beautiful wreath
And each one did picture it low o'er his head.
As unconscious,, they placed their hands there.
To find it ill bread; and the Toastmaster said,"We will list to our lady fair."

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The lady arose, so fair.
With the sunset in her hair;

Whose golden hues were blest
Ere the white rose touched her breast;
And the bird's song had been heard
That so oft her friends have stirred;
For the gold of her life will shine.
Emblazoned forever on TimeAnd the petals so pure and whiteWill ope in its radiant light;
While the song, which her God conferred.
Is sung by the beautiful bird.
;" The period of life is brief—
Tis the red of the red rose leaf
'Tis the gold of a sunset sky''Tis the flight of a bird on high.

But one may fill the spaceWith such an infinite grace.
That the red shall vein all time.
And the gold through ages shine
And the bird fly swift and straight
To the portal of God's own gate."
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A feather fell down from the bird in its flight,
Straight into each banqueter's heart;

And the petals so white, and the gold so bright.
Will, of them, form ever a part.

The President said: "I liave somewhere read.
From the tales, which I will defend.
That a song will alight, wherever its flight,
In the heart of a waiting friend.

But while we would cherish the song of the bird.

We will list with attentive heart,
To the symphonic word the Professor has heard,
While he cheerfully plays his part."
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The dapper Professor
Sat down at a Steinway,
His head the possessor
Of tunes, whi'ch in tine way
Soon floated unto us,
By touch of his Angers,
Whose echo goes through us,
Comes back there and lingers

Then cuts a rectangle.

And dodges around us,
As a spider doth tangle
Its victim, it bound us.
His long fingers taper
A marvel of whitenessThe notes fi'eely caperWith exquisite lightness:
So deftly they cover

The field of his vision,
They seem most to hover
Where there is elysion;

And then they do flutter.
And gallop, and twitter:
And shiver, and sputter,
And quiver, and titter;
Nor stop with hands crossing,But valiantly enter,

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And pass down the center
To where the low rumble
Of earthquake o'ertakes them

And volcanos tumble
The lava Ihat makes them;

When from this low thunder.
As though tlie\ were feeling

They made a big blunder,
They upward went reeling
To heights where the rainbow
Joins tails with the mitt u;

Comes back with their train so.
They strike ii]) the ditto.
Like New England weather.

They ever are changing;
One never knows whether
Their cords may be ranging:from the higii summit
Of mount still ascending,'
Or where the gray plummit
Finds depths never ending.
The sound of the patter
Of rain on rathskellers,
Succeeded by clatterOf spreading umbrellas,
Breaks over the lodging;
If

Where lightning is crashing.

And people are dodging:
And thunder is smashing:
And whirlwinds are blowing:
And cyclones are raging:
And tempests are growing
Too fierce for our caging.
binks in moderation
As whales snore reposing
The thunder's ovation
Umbrellas are closing:
When, all of a sudden,This wild sound is over:

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Tlie birds in the braiKihes

Of trees begin singing,

And pour avalanches
Of songs that keep ringing,

Which closely resemble,

A concert surprising;barnyards ensemble
Their tunes early rising.
Then far in the distance,
Tlie cows are heard looiiig,
Till

Where notes of resistanceFnini owls are pursuing:

And steps of a tranter
Are fast growing clearer,

And merge in the canter
Of lioof beats drawn nearer;^

Restrained by no master.

The sounds are enlarging.

Come faster and faster.
Like cavalry charging.
Sabers are sounding,
And scabbards do rattle;
TTie cannon are pounding.
And guns they do gattle
A mighty explosion
A fori has beeu taken
From terror's emotion.
The peofde awaken
LlarkI;—;

T'o findLove is singing-

Close under his lingers,
VVhlch ever goes ringing.
Comes back there and lingers.
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The baniiueters woke fr(tm a shaded delight
When the last echoes died away
For they dodged with affright when bullets did light
In the midst of that dread affray;

And every one said they had dreamed of all things
That ever had happened on earth;

And their memory brings, like the boiling springs.

A very fresh draught into birtii.

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But when they arose to put on their clothes,
Ere they broke up the banquet scene,
The song of a Captain, with sailor's refrain,
Was sung by tiie talking machine.

" Jolly tars are we, on a landward spree,*

For we sailed round the Northern Pole,
With our hearts all agog, like a polywog"
In the midst of a frog-pond hole!
" Hurrah for the Captain's tale of the sea.

For it surely cannot annoy!

But if it should, just port him a lee,"And sing to him,-— 'Ship ahoy !'" We turned summersaults in the North sky vaults—

Our vessel turned one from the Pole!
For our ship was agog, like a polywog"
In the midst of a frog-pond h>le" The tale is true of the North sky vaults.
When the larboard watch was called,
We one and all took an endward waltz!

Till the stars did shrink appalled!

"""The icicles round into wreaths we wound,
And we bound them fast to the Pole
Till the Pole was agog, like a polywog"
In the midst of a frog-pond hole
" It was when the stars had gone to rest,!

And the darkness had sallied forth;

We made the Pole like a gleaming crest
Lighting up the gloomy North''!

" But what was our fright when there did alight

The fierce old Mariner's soul,
Whose eyes were agog, like a polywog"
In the midst of a frog-pond hole
" Oh! The shivers and shudders ran down each back!

When his ghostly soul did appear.
And the glassy ice began to crack'

Neath this weighty Ocean Seer!

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53"Then he oped his mouth toward the Sunny South.
And spoke of the Mariner's goal
And his breath was agog, iike a polywog.
Covering up the Northern Pole "!

"We stood aghast and our teeth did chatter,
As together our knees were knocked.
At the awful sound of his ice-tongued clatter,
While the Pole from view was locked! "" We sped from the sight at the dead of night.

And left the ghost and the PoleTo dance all agog, like a polywog
In the midst of a frog-pond hole! "" The Captain's tale is true of the sea,

But if doubts your minds accloy
Just sing to your conscience, Port a-lee"
Ship ahoy
And to your mind.
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When the last song-sound had gone on its round,
And the silence — akin to drouth.
The master of toast, like the mariner's ghost,
Did open his mouth towards the South,

And he said, " My kin, I would take you all in.
But my stomach is full of browse.
For which let our ranks, arising, give thanks
To our host the American House."
Scarce was the vote taken when something was shaken
At the horrified looks they wore.
When the Toastmaster shied his mouth at them wide,
And the banqueters tied through the door.

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REUNION
Ladies.\nd

Gentlemen, My Kinsmen:

We have reason to be well pleased with our Association
and what we have accomplished since the first meeting in
Then we had no definite purpose, ourSalisbury in 1900.
only thought was to get together at the place where thePikes first established their homes in America and to meet
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You know

about the family.

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blood is thicker than water,"and whenever we meet anyone bearing our name we arealways interested in them.
We have reason to be proud of our family.

The living
members of it are strong in character and ability, and whatlittle research we have made has revealed an ancestry ofwhich we can all be proud. I will not undertake to tell you
about our ancestry, for itisso great and goes back so farthat I am too modest to attempt the task.

Iwill leave that

was at his suggestion that the firstreunion was called at Salisbury, and it is his interest in thefamily history and genealogy and his untiring devotion andenergy in following it up that has developed the Associationand made it what it is to-day. And what he has done ought
to and must inspire us other members of the family to do
to Dr. Clifford Pike.

It

more.

There is a bright future for the Association if we will eachtake hold and do our part.

I believe in time the Association
be one of the strong, splendid organizations of thecountry and will do much for the uplifting of the Pike famIt will arouse in our children a loyalty and a spirit of
ily.

will

pride in family.

So let each one of us do our part, leaving

the future in the hands of Him whose constant watch andcare is over the family.

Edwin B. Pike

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W. 113th St., New York, N. Y.

Dr. Clifford L. Pike, Secretary and Treasurer.
My Dear Sir I write to congratulate all of the mem:—bers present at the fourth gathering" of the

Pike

FamilyAssociation, and to state how sorry I am not to be with you

and take part in the exercises my father also sends greetHe has been troubled with heart failure and the Docings.
tor would not allow him to come on for the reunion.
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MARIA FREEMAN-GRAY

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Thirty years ago I was entertained by the Pikes of Cork,
I made the acquaintance afterwards of Hon. William Pike, J. P., in Dublin, who was interested in genealogy
and had Sir Barnard Burke, the Master of Heraldry at
Dublin Castle, trace up the Pike family and landed gentry
he gave me a full account of the English Pikes ?nd an interIreland.

;

esting pamphlet copied from an old manuscript in Oxford
library regarding a Sir Richard Pike,

who accompanied the

He was captured
and had to fight four Spaniards, all at once, in the arena, forEarl of Essex in the Spanish

Armada.

his life.
He fought with a pikestaff or halberd and killed
two at once, and mortally wounded the third, when theDukes, who were present, stopped-the encounter, and gave
him his liberty, together with a royal cloak and money totake him back to England.
Sir Barnard Burke furnished anarms and crest, which I have the crest is a broken pike;staff and the motto,I" ]^rai a la fin"— "True to the end."

am detained from having the great pleasure of being

with you on this honorable occasion through important business and other reasons, but hope to do allI

can to promote

the objects of the Association, and with \ery best wishes
for \'ou all,Very Sincerely Yours, etc.,
1.

TRKVKir PlKKOUR HERITAGE
When our Secretary extended an in\'itation to me, last
July, to be present at this reunion and give a paper of somekind, I was much pleased to find that the date of this meet-ing was most opportune, in thatin

I had already planned to be
Boston at the Peace Congress.
We, of the Pike family on the Pacific Coast, are not en-rolled in large numbers as members of this Association, but
1

can assure you, that some of us are most heartily in accord

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56with you, our kinspeople, and do not intend that distanceshall lessen our interest in the welfare of the family.

whoin
vaextensive
researchmadehas given much
Miss
I
to
markedsuccess.
referancestry,withofrious lines
Sarah Louise Kimball, of Palo Alto, California, who wouldI

take pleasure in mentioning one of our members,
time, andgladly have been with us on

thisoccasion,

had circum-

stances permitted.
It is a great privilege tocome together, exchange greet-ings and plan for more extended research into the past his-

tory of the Pike family.

Much credit is due those who have brought from various
annals of the past so much valuable information concerning
this family, and the present reunion will add another interesting chapter to our records.

My claim to membership in this Association is based upon
my mother, Achsa Bridgman Kimball, who
was the granddaughter of Boyce Kimball and Mary Pike,
who was the great-great-granddaughter of James Pike, whocame from England about 1640 and settled, first in Charlestown, Mass., and later in Reading.
As a member of the F"riends' Societ)', and an earnest
champion of the oppressed of every race and clime,
honor the memory of that noble patriot. Major RobertI
Pike, who dared to tread under foot the cruel order, to whip
those three Quaker women that were charged with being[There was no charge against them other thanwitches.
the fact thatthat of their religion.

Sec]

was true, as Whittier wrote, that this period was "anevil time, when souls were fettered and thought was crime."
So much the more should we honor those who dared tothink and act, " soul-free " from superstition's chains. We
Itcannot l-:now the cost of these heroic acts. We can only
judge from our own experiences in somewhat similar cases.
Thus b)' toilsome stages has the human race progressed up-

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ward, and it is cause for gratitude, when we find among our
few generations back, noble souls
who were in the front rank of true reformers.

direct ancestors, only a

In these days of great extremes in the conditions of society,and the clashing of opinions in social, political and industrial life (for "the independent thinker is abroad in theland" as never before), there is a significance, worthy of
consideration, in that invitations are being extended forfamilies to organize into associations, join in reunions, cultivate friendships and thereby strengthen the bonds of kinship.
It is surely a mo\'e in the right direction, and willtend to broaden the character of the individual and thereby
be a blessing to the world.

"In Union is Strength"' and everything that tends
towards Union in behalf of the right, be it among families
or nations, should be earnestly sought after. More and more
it is bein^ realized that "no man liveth to himself," andas we trace out our ancestral lines, and learn of the worthy,

noble men andwomen who lived in past centuries, whose

blood flows

our veins, we rejoice in

in

this,

our heritage.

We have, somehow, a feeling, that this heritage is indeed
ours,

not like our ownership of worldly possessions that

may be taken from us at any time, but that it will abidewith us forever.

Does any one say this statement is too strong } I ask in
Can children, who
reply, " Can anything good be lost.'"have been blessed with parents who knew their duty in the
training of their offspring and lovingly performed it, evercompute the real value of their inheritance?

How muchwhen thecan weopened,arekinspeopleofourgenerations
records of past
right
for
stood
nobly
have
them
of
many
and we learn thatless then,estimate the greater heritage,and justice when it cost them much self-sacrifice.
We are proud and rightfully so, of their character, and themore we understand the condition of the times in which

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they lived, the better are we prepared to appreciate their
We commend their earnest and unselfish adhelife work.
rence to justice, and the estimate of our heritage increases
in manifold ratio, as we are able to trace our kinship to
those who were, in their day, found in the front rank doingvaliant service either for their family, their country or the
oppressed.

We are not slow in acknowledging our relationship to those
who patiently bore reproach or persecution for humanity's
sake, and the on-coming ages will prove the truth of theproverb, " The memory of the just is blessed.'"When one comes suddenly into possession of great wealth
it iscommonly considered most fortunate, though it often-

times proves to the contrary;

while an inheritance that hascome down through many generations of our ancestors,
possessed of real mental and moral worth, added to a strong,
vigorous constitution, is and ever will be, of priceless value.
This goodly heritage does not, of course, make the man or

the woman, as everyone must build his or her own character,but it is a splendid capital to start out with, and, as far as

A young man who

possible should be properly estimated.

wishes to make a success in businesscount of his possessions

;

life,

wisely takes ac-

so should we, who desire to

makethe best use of our time, talents and fortune, study our heritage and ask, " What will be required of us ?

We are not accidents in this life, neither were our ancesFar, far back in the ages many of them toiled, andwe, their descendents, have entered into their labors. The
tors.

more we study their life-work, emulate their virtues andtheirexcellences, and avoid their weaknesses and errors,

the stronger and better will be our characters.

Charles Sumner, in his address onof Nations," said

that he

is

:

" It

progressive

reason of a single

is"The True Grandeui
manthe exalted distinction of— that his reasonisnot merely thehuman being, but that of the whole hu-

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man race, in all ages from which knowledge has descended,Wein all lands from which it has been borne away.
arethe heirs to an inheritance grandly accumulating from generation to generation, with the superadded products of otherlands."
It

seems to be natural for us to want to know something"

about our ancestors.

Many of us will recall that, in child-

hood, there was a fascination in listening to the tales of t-he
experiences of our sires and grandsires, especially when welearned that they were chief actors

inthe performance of

noble deeds.
In the years gone by whenI

heard others counting theirPilgrim ancestors, who made notable history for this country
after they landed

on Plymouth Rock in 1620,

I

felt

that

they had cause for gratitude, though, no doubt, many camelater

who were equally bra\e andconscientious.

A few

years since I learned that my paternal grandmother was a de-scendent of Captain Myles and Barbara Standish and John
and Priscilla Alden, through the marriage of their children.
This knowledge has given me added interest in the historyof these people.
Captain Standish, who was small of stature but mighty of spirit, and withal brave and heroic John
Alden, the faithful friend, wise counselor and loving husband
and father Barbara, the fair and stately dame, who proved
a wise and loving companion for Myles in all his various
moods Priscilla, the bright young Huguenot, who, despite
her own sorrows, was full of courage, wit and wisdom, andhad a heart overflowing with sunshine and gladness for the;;;other members of this Pilgrim colony.

—allthese have, insome, enriched my heritage.
We have read that General Pike, in November. 1806,
looking from Cheyenne Mountain, to the summit of the" It would have taken a whole
peak, named for him, said:
day's march to arrive at its base, whence I believe no humanbeing could have ascended to its pinnacle."

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6oGeneral Pike discovered it, others pushed on a good trail
was made and later, the Iron Horse utilized for the benefit;of travelers.

Thus it is, what seemed impossible became

afterwards, not only possible, but delightful to lovers of the

grand and beautiful in nature, as this member of the Pike
family can testify, having made the twenty-five mile trip, up
and down this mountain, on foot, in September, 1885.
Now, as I recall the wonderful scenes which I saw during
those three days of our journeyings, I realize that had I thenhave known that the discoverer of this "grand old peak"
was, no doubt, one of my kinsmen, it would certainly haveadded still more to the pleasures of the trip.
In tracing out the lines of our ancestry, even for afew

we find that our interest in the humanrace

generations,broadens, prejudice decreases as to nationality, and, as aresult, an onward movement is made towards a better under-

standing between nations, which

tend to abolish war

will

and establish peace.

Next week will witness oneofthe most notable gath-erings in Boston that ever occurredinthe United States-

Representatives from many foreign countries

will

come tounite with us in the thirteenth International Peace Congress,

which has been held but once before in the United States,
viz.: in Chicago during the Columbian Exposition in 1893-

They will bring reports of the progress of the work among
the people—

andstrengthening

thewill plan forthe spreading of peace principles
of

the

bond

fraternal

amongnations.

In the building of this "grand temple of Universal Ptace,whose dome shall be lofty as the firmament of Heaven,broad and comprehensive as

Earthitself,"

shall

we

not

cheerfully assist, and, as a family, do honor to our noble

heritage bysending our thoughts,

our prayers and ourandefforts, in unison with our foreign brothers

advance the work of this grand convocation.''

sisters, toMARSHALL SPRING PIKE

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Thus may we aid in bringing in the Golden Age foretoldby prophets and pictured in loftiest song.

Maria Freemax-Grav

THE EARLIEST SETTLERS OF THE PIKE
FAMILY IN NEW ENGLAND
It was a pleasure for me to be with you two years ago
and give the members of the Association something of theHves of the earliest settlers of New England, and it is again
a pleasure for me to be with you and to continue the subject
which time and space at that time forbade its completion.
During the two years which have elapsed since our meeting many new facts have been learned about the different
Hues of our ancestry, and many new names have appearedon the dim horizon of their time-o'ershadowed past, but only
a few of these will I endeavor to give in this paper.
About a year ago my attention was called to the name of
Peake and upon examining Savage's Genealogical Dictionary, I discovered that John Peake settled about 1650 in
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and he was on thelist of freemen with his sons, John and Benjamin, in 1669.

While Savage spells the name "Peake" in his dictionary,
he also explains that the name "might be otherwise
spelled."The children of this emigrant, so far as I now

know, were John, William and Benjamin. The two sons,John and Benjamin, settled in Stratford, Connecticut, and I
think they must have retained the above spelling of thename, though I am not certain of that. The son WilHam
settled in New London, Connecticut, and spelled his nameSarah, born 1650, married 1671,
Pike.
His children were:

William, born 1655, who married Abigail
Comstock and settled at Lyme, Connecticut, whose records

Abraham Deane;

were given in a former paper, supposed to be a descendantof James Pike, of Charlestown-Reading, Massachusetts.

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Another son, John, born in New London, Connecticut,
about 1660, married EHza and settled in New London. His
John, born 1690. married 1712, Hannah
Spencer, and settled in New London and had a son John,
who married 1740, Sarah Brooks Samuel, born 1693 Wilchildren were:

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liam,

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born 1695, and Ruth, born 1699, '^'l ^^ the descendantsof William, spelled their name asIt

we spell the name of Pike.
may be that further research will show that Benjamin andJohn also spelled theirs the same way. It is sometimes difficult to determine what the name is by the spelling, as
many of those clays were illiterate and spelled names according to the way they heard them pronouncedl^ut thiswould go to show that the Long Island family were descended through this line rather than through that of James,of Charlestown.

In regard to the Philip Pike family, of Kittery, Maine,I

would offer two corrections, and one is that the first Philip
Pike married Rebecca, daughter of Peter and Grace Lewis,of Kittery, and his son Philip married Marv Maddock, ofWells.
I
have found the following passengers on ships boundfrom England
Andrew Pike, of Great Dolby, aged thirtyfour years, sailed from Plymouth to St. Christopher in 1634.
John Pike, aged thirty years, sailed from ye port of London,:

November 20, 1635, for Barbadoes.
ters at Barbadoes give the

And the parish regis-

baptism of Grace, daughter ofOliver and Grace Pike, as December io,« 1678, and records
the burial of Olive Pike, April 22, 1678-9.
Oliver deeds
2 1-2 acres of land, December 22, 1680.
Whether any ofthese families ever reached the continent or not has not yet
been determined. The John who sailed from the port of
London I have always supposed was Captain John Pike, ofNewbury, Massachusetts, and Woodbridge, New Jersey.
According to Calkins, a Robert Sprike, Spink or Pike, settied in Newport, Rhode Island, and was among the freemen

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6^,of that place in 1655, and says he was found at

Wickford hi
His daughter Margaret he supposes married July 26,
1680, George Vaughan, of Greenside
he also says that
Jared Spick, or Spreck, or Pike, of Windsor, Connecticut,
married Mary, daughter of John Purchase, or Purkas, of
1674.

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Hartford, Connecticut.

The investigation of the above named emigrants is still
open to research and I hope the future may throw more
light on these families, who no doubt fled to this country
from the cruel persecutions of the then despotic Church of
EnglandI

now come to James Pike, whom Caulkins called Spight,

and whose name was spelled in all the early deeds as Spike,but which Savage succeeded in his genealogical dictionary
in spelling correctly.

He probably came to Charlestown,

Massachusetts, as early as 1640, for TabathaPike, maid servant to Richard Billingham, was admitted to the Churchin

She may have been a sister or
relative of this James Pike.
He married Naomi, her maiden
name unknown nor is it known whether he was married
when he came to this country, but as he was admitted to
the Church in Charlestown, March 3, 1644, it is to be presumed that he was unmarried at that time, as his wife was
He was made freeman. May 26,
not admitted with him.
His first child, as far as we know, was born in
1647.
Charlestown, and after the date of his birth he moved toReading, Massachusetts, where he was one of the influenBoston, September i, 1640.

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men of that place.

It is to be regretted that there were

no full records of the names and dates of births of hischildrenas there are several

who settled in that vicinity—

Jowho would properly be called his children, namely
second
wife,
his
for
and
Smith,
Susannahseph, who married:

1688-9, Prudence, daughter of John and Hannah Edminand
1668
ster, of Charlestown, where she was born,
Thomas, who was referred to in a previous paper. Lon;

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Hammond, of Charlestown, refers parties who came to him
December 15,

1685, to Cousin Pike, for an account ofamurder committed in Boston, and Thomas Pike is the only
one living in Boston at that time so far as I have been able
to ascertain.
Of the children who are known to be childrenof James, of Charlestown-Reading, are James, born JanuaryI, 1647
Jeremiah, born 1649; John, born January i, 1653
Zachariah, born October 8, 1658 and Mary.
James Pike, Jr., married in 1681 Hannah Cutler, who wasborn in Reading, 1662; and second. May 23, 1700. in Newbury, Massachusetts, he married Sarah, daughter of Onesephorus and Hannah (Cutler) Marsh, of Hingham, Massachu.
setts, where she was born
F'ebruary 23, 1668-9. The
Newbury records look as though the name was March andher name has been considered March by all genealogists because there were families in Newbury by the name ofMarch. He settled in Reading, but afterwards moved to
Framingham, Massachusetts, and from thence removed toWeston, Massachusetts, where he was admitted to the First
Church in 1714, and where he died in July, 1723. His estate
was settled in 1727. He was in the brave troop of raw recruits that fought in the Nipmugg County and at the Narragansett fort during King Philip's War, for whose services
the Court saw fit to grant them a tract of land eight miles
square in the Nipmugg County, providing they should settle;;;

and one orthodox minister thereon within
His children were: James, born September
15, 1682, married Hannah (.?) and settled in Coventry, Con-

thirty families

four years.

where his first child was born, then moved to
Farmington, Connecticut, where his wife died and he married about 1720, Rebecca, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca(Clark) Woodruff, of Farmington, where she was born, 1690.
He had James, born 171 1 William, born 1712, who diedyoung; Samuel, born 1724; William, second, born 1726,
who probably died young, as he was not mentioned in his
necticut,;

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father's

will

inand Ebenezer and David.

1762,

children of James Pike,

Of thethe oldest son, James,Jr.,

posed to marry in Brooklyn, Connecticut,

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sup-

Hannah1741,

descendants have not been discoveredDavid
where his estate wassettled in 1763
his children were Jonathan, born 1750, andDavid, born 1754; they have not been located. Ebenezer
has not been located for a certainty. Samuel settled inV^
New Hartford, Connecticut, and was one of the early patriots that marched with the New Hartford company upon thefirst news of the battle of Lexington
in 1777 he removed
to Barkhamstead, Connecticut.
The children of SamuelPike were James, born 1750, whose children were, Harvey"
who died without issue Rosanna, who died young Jessemial, whose children were Edwin and Harlan
Joel, who
married Lucy Baldwin and moved to Iowa; and he and his
family were all supposed to have been killed by Indians during the Mexican War James, who married Aura Woodruff
and lived at Windom and Garrettsville, Ohio; they had ninechildren, of whom Hezekiah Woodruff Pike belongs to ourHannah, married Willis Messenger and had
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seven children; of whom Linus settled in Chase, Michigan,
and also had seven children James Pike, the father, marHeried Sarah Parsons and removed to Windom, Ohio.
was a Revolutionary soldier and was at the battle of MonRosanmouth. The other children of Samuel Pike wereOf
na, Rebecca, John, William, Abigail and Ebenezer.
these I have only the records of John, who married Widow
Sarah (Stowe) Hungerford; and settled in Barkhamsteadand had eight children.
his;settled in Farmington, Connecticut,
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The second son of James Pike, Jr., was Nathaniel, born

May 4, 1685, married 171 1, Mary Buck, of Woburn;settledFramingham but moved to Hopkinton, Massachusetts,
where his wife was admitted to the Church March 17, 171 7,

inand where he died in 1735.

His children were:

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66born 1712-3, married 1734, Abial Pratt, and settled
Hopkinton, and had, Mary, born 1736; Rachel, born
1738-9; Hannah, born 1742 Nathaniel, born 1744 James,born 1746; Timothy, born 1748; Lois, born 1750; David,
born 1752 and Jonathan, born 1755. Of these children
Nathaniel married twice, first wife's name unknown, second
wife was Sarah Hall he settled in Hopkinton and only one
thaniel,

in

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name of Elijah, born 1773-4,
who married Sally Clark and lived in Hopkinton, but moved

son, so far as known, by theto Petersham in 1814; their children were, Dexter,

whose

son Philander was the father of Eugene H., who belongs to
the Association
Mehitable, who married Clark West;Nathaniel;

Mary Ann, who married Henry Daniels, whose

son William Daniels belongs to the Association

who married Melinda Goddard;;

Charles,

Martin, who married Ruth

Merritt and whose, son, George Martin Pike, was the fatherof Mrs.

James L. Cartwright and Mrs. John Wetherbee,

who belong to the Association; Elijah, who died young;Susanna, who married Stillman Bicknell Rev. Simon Edgell Pike, who married Mary Manning and was the fatherof Edwin Stevens Pike, who belongs to the Association
Moses Pike; who married Octavia, (2) Clarissa S. Morse,
and was the father of Professor Alfred W. Pike, who belongs to the Association Rhoda, who married William Fisk
and was the mother of Henry E. and Herbert W. Fisk, who
belong to the Association; Sarah R., who married George;;

Hagar.

Timothy, born 1748, married Abigail Boyden, setand afterwards to New York; children, Asa, born 1770; Abner,
born 1772; Chloe, born 1775, and Timothy, born 1779.
Their descendants are unknown. David, born 1752, married
1778, Freelove Partridge, and settled in Rockingham, Vermont, had children; Luther and Martin the former married
Sally Gushing, and the latter married Susan Forbes andComfort Warren, and settled in Upton, Massachusetts.
tled in Holliston, moved to Framingham in 1782;

PollyLuke Knights

Sally

EeubenCarolineJohn

Andrew Jackson

Lois
Rhoda
Children of Luther and Anna (Caswell) Pike, of Waterford, Vt. Photograph taken at Lyndonville, Vt., by George Hastings, in 1869.
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Jonathan, born 1755, married Ruth Bemis in 1785 and had
EHsha, John, who married Charlotte Sargent and whosedaughter, Martha, married Horatio Fairbanks and belongs
to the Association

Lavinia, Ruth, Nathaniel and Walter
R. Pike were the other children.
Sarah, born 171 5-6, married David Newton. (3)(2);

Timothy, born 171 7, no record. (4) Dinah, born 1720,
married Deacon Jonas Brooks and settled in Bolton, Massachusetts.
Hannah, born 1722, married Timothy New(5)ton.
Eunice, born 1723, married Isaac Armsden, Jr.
(6)
I'^benczer, born 1726, married Rebecca Boutwell and(7)
had Ebenezer, born 1754, married Hannah Cook; Rebecca,
born 1756; John, born 1758, and lived in Woburn, Massachusetts.
James, born 1728. (9) Samuel, born 1730,(8)
married Abigail Morse, Sarah Gould and Mrs. Anna (Grant)
King he lived in Holliston and Milford, Massachusetts,;and the last of his life in Stratton, Vermont his children
were Elijah, born 175 1, the ancestor of Henry Daniel Pike,
who belongs to the Association Abigail, born 1752 Mary,born 1755, married 1782, Boyce Kimball she is the ancestor of Mrs. Maria Freeman-Gray, who belongs to the Asso;

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Rachel, born 1757; Samuel, born 1759; he, withbrother Elijah, was in the Revolutionary War he had his

ciation;;knapsack strap cut by a British bullet while he was crossing
a bridge his children were Sarah, Samuel, Reuben, James,
Henry, George, Electa, Aaron and David the descendants
He always lived in Caldlive at Glens' Falls, New York.
Reuben, born 1762; IJuth Dr. Oliver;well, New York.
Sarah, supposed to have married Levi Edson, of Pittsfield,
Massachusetts Nathaniel Elihu, born 1775, married Mercy
Keeler he settled in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, but in 1816
moved to Poultney, New York, and later to Highland, Illinois
his children were, Salmon, Samuel, Amanda, Almira
and John. William Grant, born 1777, married Myranda
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Vermont;

children were, Isaac

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Newton, father of Mrs. Rhoda Bingham, who belongs to theFannie Almena, EHzabeth A., Rhoda, MyAnna
randa, Priscilla Elvira, Tryphena and Mary F.
Grant, born 1777, a twin Jothani, born 1780, married Hannah Goodell and Mrs. Anna (Smith) Riand he settled in
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Stratton, Vermont, and had twelve children
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Rachel, born 1733.

(10)

(ii)

Submit, born 1735,

married Benoni Shurtleff.
John, son of James and Hannah (Cutler) Pike, married in
1710 Elizabeth Welsh, and settled in Norwich, Connecticut
children, Elizabeth, born 1710

born

1715;

John, born 1712;;

Samuel,Nathaniel, born

Hannah, born 1723;

1716-7; Isaac, born 1721
Silas, born 1726, died 1745
he is sup;;posed to be the father of Isaac, who married Mary Dixon
and had one son, Isaac, born 1770, who married Rebecca
Briggs and had children Isaac W. D., Nathan S., Thomas
Olney, father of Alva O., who belongs to the Association
Mary, Robert Nelson, Ezra and George W., all of Killingly,
He was also supposed to be father of John,
Connecticut.
born 1754, who married Sarah (.?) and Betsey Chamberlain
he settled in KilHngly, but after the Revolutionary War, inwhich he served, he moved to Pomfret, Connecticut hischildren were, John, born 1781
Marsena, born 1783, whosettled in Brooklyn, Connecticut, and later in Thompson,
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Connecticut; Sarah, born 1784; Arvine, born' 1786; Cyrus,born 1788 and by last wife, Cyrus, born 1805
Jerome,born 1807, married Maria Trowbridge, and I£lizabeth Trowbridge, who belongs to the Association; Rufus, born 1810;
Willis, born 1816.
Samuel, son of James Pike, Jr., was born May 12, 1690,
married at Kittery, Maine, 1712-3, Eleanor Rhodes, settled
in Georgetown, Maine, and moved to Littleton, Massachusetts
had sons, George and Jacob the latter married in
Middletown, Massachusetts, 1740, Mercy Cummings hewas baptized in 1717; the former, baptized 1716, married
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Hannah (?) and settled in Worcester, Massachusetts, andMassachusetts his children were: Sam-later in Charlton,;

born 1740 Hannah, born 1742; Huldah, born 1744;
Mary, born 1746; Elizabeth, born 1749; George, born
Sarah, born 1758; the son, Samuel, born 1740, mar1755
ried Abigail Dennis, settled in Charlton, and had children,
Samuel, born 1770; Rachel, born 1772 Rhoda, born 1774
Rebecca, born 1777; Mary, born 1778; Jacob, born 1781,
Mary, born
Jeremiah, born 1783
married Sally Eddy
1785; Jonathan, born 1788; son, George, married Mary
Sever, and also settled in Charlton, and had •children
George, Ruth, Eleanor, Jared, and perhaps others.
Jonathan, son of James Pike, Jr., born October 27, 1693,
married 1716, Ruth Stratton, settled in Concord, Massauel,

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Ruth, born 1746; Phoebe, born 1748 Hannah, born 1751
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Catherine Durfee, settled in Providence and had children
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Rachel Capron, born 1791 Jonathan, born 1793, who married 1824, Cynthia Hathaway, settled in Providence, andwere the grandparents of Sylvester M. Snow, who belongs;

to the Association.

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chusetts, and about 1760 moved to Charlestown, Massachu-

moved to Weston, Massachusetts; his
Hannah; Timothy, married 1784, Margaret
Gardner, of Weston, and in 181 1 Miss Rebecca Allen, ofsetts,

andfinally

children were,

Needham;

his will probated in 1816 gives everything to hiswife Rebecca.

Jonathan, married in Gloucester, Massachu-

Hutchins; he settled in Weston, where
daughter Sarah was born in 1776 Sarah, born 1756,
married 1777, Josiah Allen Simeon, born 1759, marriedTamson (?), settled in Southboro, Massachusetts, was in
Revolutionary War; his children were Jonathan, who married, 181 1, Miss Azubah Wood, and had eight children
hewas Judge of the Probate Court of Worcester, Massachusetts, for many years.
His son, Marshall Spring Pike,
whose picture is in the records, was a noted poet and composer of music; "Home Again," a song sung all over
the world, is one of his compositions.
Charles, born 1796,
married 1819, Priscilla Butman, settled at West Newton,
Massachusetts, and is the grandparent of Austin S. Kilburn,setts, 1775, Rachel

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October 21, 1695, married Samuel Allen no further recordof this Association.

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Onesephorus, son of James Pike, Jr., and his second wife,born 1701, married 1723, Mary Sanderson, and settled in
Weston, Massachusetts, and had children
John, born:

born 1726; Mary, born 1727; James, bornHis
1729; Onesephorus, born 1731, and Mary, born 1731.
first wife died and he married, 1735, Widow Martha (White)
Wilson, and had children Jonas, born 1738, and Sarah, born
1724;

David,:Of these children, John married

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1757, Mehitable

Hayward, and settled in Sturbiidge, Massachusetts, and hadchildrenMehitable, born 1758 Hannah, born 1760 John,:;;born 1762, married 1784, Beulah Bemis, settled in Paxton,
M"assachusetts, but removed to Marshfield, Vermont, andhad Nancy, Lydia, John, Daniel, Horace, Bemis, Harriet,:

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Ebenezer, born 1764, married

Mary Marcy, and 1809, Mrs. Lucinda (Fish) Waters, settled
inHartland, Vermont, and was the ancestor of the Cornish,

New Hampshire, family.

Lydia, born 1767, married WilRuth, born 1769; Abigail, born 1771 Daniel,born 1774; Lois, born 1779; James, married 1755, Abigail
Howe (this may be possibly, James, son of Jonathan, whomarried Abigail Howe); in 1783 he married the widow of
his brother Onesephorus, who died 1790, and in 1792 hemarried Judith Simmons he settled in Sturbridge andBrookfieldI have no record of any children.
Onesephorus,
Jr., married 1769, Elizabeth Jackson, settled in Sturbridge,
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Samuel Brown, and settled in Danville, Vermont and Jesse,
whose son Plinney had but one arm; Jonas, married 1767,
Mary Howard, settled in Sturbridge and had children Da;:born 1768, married 1789, Elizabeth Pitman, settled in
Sturbridge, but moved to Sterling, Connecticut Anna, born
1770, married Edward Clark Turner; Ephraim, born 1772,
married Lucy Pitman, settled in Sturbridge, but moved toSterling, Connecticut
Dr. Jesse, born 1774, married Sarah
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1777, married

Margaret Turner, andlived in Sturbridge and Brookfield.

Sarah, daughter of James, Jr., and his second wife, mar-

Benjamin, born 1710, died in Wesmarriage not known.
Jeremiah, the second son of James and Naomi, married
1671, Rachel Leffingwell, of Woburn, and settled in Framingham, where he was selectman many years; he was aspinning-wheel maker and lived on Pike's Row; his children
were Jeremiah, born 1674; James and Eleazer and Ebeneried James CoUer; andton, Massachusetts, 1744;:

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1678; James, bornprobably died young; Rachel, born 1681
William,born 1687, ^nd Naomi, born 1689, who married John Gibbs.
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Michael, married 1706, Mehitable Brown; settled in
Framingham, was a selectman for several years his children were Mehitable, born 1707, married John Winch Timothy, born 1709, married Rachel Gibbs, and had children,
Naomi, Rachel and Lucy; Abraham, born 1712, married
1742, Martha Bellows, and settled in Framingham, and hadchildren:Naomi, born 1745; Daniel, born 1747, married
Lois Underwood and settled in Ro\alst()n, Massachusetts.
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Daniel, Brigham, Moses,
Rebecca Miner, and had children
Dennison, Nathan, Miner, Lois, Luther, Madison and Rebecca Nathan was the ancestor of Walter N. Pike, William
Rodger Pike, Mrs. Flora C. Belmore, Bruce W. Belmore, andothers.
The other children of Daniel and Lois were Sally,
who married a Mr. Chase, and Polly, who married John Caswell.
Silas, third, sonof Abraham, born 1750, married 1772,
Hannah Parmenter, and 1777, Molly Frizzel, lived in Framing-

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1804 his children were: Nellie, born 1772, married Obadiah
Osburn Polly, born 1779; Moses, born 1783, died unmarried.
Moses, the last son of Abraham, born 1752, was slain
by a cannon ball shot by the Ministerial troops on Ploughed
Hill, August 28, 1775.
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Timothy, born 1759, married 1783 Anna
she married, second, Joseph Brigham, and third,
James Stone his other son, John, born 1761, went into thehis children were,

Potter;;war and died there.
William, youngest sonof Jeremiah, married 1706, Mary
Flagg, settled in Framingham his children were Ebenezer,;

born 1707; Comfort, born 1709, married Aaron Pike; William, born 1713
Mary, born 1715, married John Willis;
Jeremiah, born 1718; Jacob, born 1721
Abigail, born 1724,
married Charles Ward, and Sarah, born 1727, married a Mr.
Fay.
Of these children, Ebenezer married Susanna ij),
settled in Lancaster, Massachusetts, had children
Sarah,
Lois and son, Ebenezer, who married, 1758, Lydia Glazier;
he lived at Lancaster and Sterling, Massachusetts children
were David, born 1758, married Joanna Cheney and lived
at Athol and settled at Phillipston, Massachusetts, and hadchildrenAaron, Joanna W., Willard, Nathan, David,
Nancy, and Sally Elvira the second, son of Ebenezer, was
Ephraim, born 1761 William, born 1763 Susanna, born
1765, married Amos Gates; and Elijah, born 1768, and adaughter, Annis, born 1772. William, Jr., married 1738,
Sybella Frost, and settled in Framingham, and had children Asa, born 1739, married Rachel Pike, second; Sarah
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childrenofAsaborn 1763, married 1793, Abigail Lamb,lived in Phillipston-Athol, Massachusetts, and McDonough,New York, had eleven children Aaron, born 1765, married

were:Michael,:Rachel, born 1768, married Stephen
Mary, born 1771 William, born 1774. The other

1794, Bethia Brindley

Bigelow;;;children of William were Experience, born 1743, and Jane,born 1753, married a Mr. Wheeler, of Concord, MassachuJeremiah, son of William and Mary, married 1743,

setts.

KeziahHemingway,settledinF'ramingham-Rutland-born 1 744
Jeremiah, born 1749, married a Miss Childs, of Sturbridge,
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and died there Ruth, born 1752 Keziah, born 1758 Comfort,born 1764, married Lemuel Robinson, of Rutland.
Jacob, son of William and Mary, married 1742, Elizabeth
Britton, of Southboro, Massachusetts, settled in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, had children John, born 1743, vvas
twice married, names of wives unknown he settled in
Windham, Connecticut, but soon after moved to Randolph,
Vermont; his children were: Seth, born 1773, married,
1794, Mary Flint, settled in Brookfield and Williamstown,
Vermont he is ancestor of the family at Stowe, Vermont,and of those of that section; James, born 1784, married
1808, Sophia Lyman, settled in Chelsea, Vermont, had six
children Asa, married Polly Smith, and lived in Randolph,
Vermont; his son, Stoughton S., was a noted lawyer; hisother three children were daughters.
Nathan, second sonof Jacob and Elizabeth, married Abigail Holland
Elizabeth, born 1747 Jacob, Jr., born 175 1, married 1770, Beulah Parmenter, and settled in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts;
his children were
Saloma (called Naomi), born 1772, married Abel Randall and had six children
Levi, born 1774,
married Rachel Wilbur, settled at Fort Edward, New York,
had three children Philip, Maribah and Seneca Jotham,born 1776, married Mehitable Sheldon, settled at Westernville. New York, and had six children
Luther, not heard
from Nancy, not heard from Jacob, born 1783, married aMiss Seaborn, and settled in Fort Edward, New York, had
three sons Samuel, born 1805
Deacon Jotham, born 1807,
father of Rev. Cornelius, of this Association and Cornelius, born 181 1
his brother, Thomas, I find settled in Fort
Edward and had seven childen Elizabeth, born 1785, married Dr. Thomas Magee, of Cambridge, New York, and settled at Janius, afterwards Tyre, New York, and had ten
children.
The picture of Thomas James Magee, his son, isin these records
he was the father of Mrs. Stephen Monroe of, this Association.
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John, son of James and Naomi, settled in Reading, but
lived the greater part of his life in Roxbury, Massachusetts,

where he received a land grant, February26,

1695-6, andhis heirs received another, September 22, 1715.

Retook theHeoath of allegiance in Dorchester, November i (?), 1678.

married March 28,

he diedMarch, 1709. His will was dated April 3, 1693, and probated April 1, 1709.
He bequeathed everything to his wife
during her natural life, then the property to be equally divided
tween his children, except that his oldest son, John, shouldhave a double portion. His children so far as I know, and
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and the births and baptisms correspond theSusanna, born December 21, 1671 Elizabeth, born March 5, 1674, died in infancy; Sarah, born
1677, married Thomas Baker; John, born and baptized February 3, 681 Jarvis, born February 26, 1684 and Elizabeth, born June 8, 1686.
Of these, John is still in doubt.
It is claimed by Honorable Charles Burrell Pike, a descendant, of Chicago, that John, of Canterbury, is sort of John
and Sarah (Stout) Pike, of Woodbridge, New Jersey, while
the names of his children and descendants are identical withthose of Jarvis Pike, his brother.
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Jarvis Pike settled in

Roxbury and in 1715 removed to

Dedham, Massachusetts.

He married January 14, 1708, Abi-

gail Story, who died July 9, 1736,

and second, in 1739, Elizabeth Everett. Her children were Jarvis, who married Experience (.?), and had John, Moses, Elizabeth, and Miriam,
who married Amos Garnzey and lived in New Hampshire
Moses married Sarah Garnzey of Rehoboth, Massachusetts,
where he lived
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Anna Kerley and settled in Hardwick,
Massachusetts; had sons, Samuel, who married Nabby;
Snow, of Sutton, and Elisha, who was in the Lexington
Elisha marriedalarm from Hardwick, February 25, 1778; Abigail marriedThomas Holmes, of Woodstock; Susanna married Isaac,

Roxbury Elizabeth married Thomas Tolman
and Benjamin, who married Abigail Keith and set-

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Massachusetts,

Artemusand Benjamin, were born.
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where his sons,

Jarvis,!

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War and in one of the rolls of minute men he isIgiven as from Douglass, Massachusetts. He is given in the;he afterwards re-enters the ser\'ice and;rolls as sergeant;

serves as lieutenant and afterwards, captain-lieutenant.
Zechariah, son of James and Naomi, probably never mar-,>ried, but was living and sold land with" whichRobert Carr and hishonored;formerly belonged to ourfather, James Pike," but no wife signs the deed.

wife

Mary,

He alsoi

sold land September 5, 1 709, it being 1-2 acre of a cedar swamp|

This is also without a wife's signature.
Mary married Robert, probably son of Robert Carr, whO|
came to this country in the ship " Elizabeth " in 1635, aged!
twenty-oiie years and called "Tailor."
I have given this line of James Pike, of Charlestown-Read-j
ing as much in detail as possible in the short space allotted,
to a paper of this kind, in order that the many who are trac-j
ing their genealogy may know where to place their lines,
should their hne connect with this branch of the Pike fam-,ily.
At a future meeting I will give something of Captain;
John Pike, of Woodbridge, also a paper stating the names offamilies who are eligible to membership.
Always bearing in mind that,
The present is, there is no by and by.
Within the present, we must live and die
The past is ours, we live it here in speech,
The future lies beyond, we cannot reach,
I bid you God speed till we meet again.
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HISTORICAL ADDRESS'

Mr, President:

Ladies and gentlemen, and worthy descendants of Lawyer John Pike and his lawful wife, Sarah Washington:

On this joyous occasion of the fourth reunion commemorative of ancestry, whose lineage is traced not only to thehighest in this land of the noble and free, but even unto
those' who have held the sceptre,I

can do no better toterest you than to write hereon the earliest trace of

in-

the

name from which you are descended.
In the discovered lost Hebrew and Egyptian languages,
we have from the Bible of Genesis the first word of the first"BRASET," and the third letter symbol is thechapter,point of a Pike and it means Man irom one reading, that inascenthas in its pointed part has the reading of Fa, literally

meaning God, whose most ancient name was thus spelt in
Egyptian, now kept in the Chinese and Japanese languages
the form is of the pyramids of Egypt and taken over by the
Greeks as Alpha, the first letter of their alphabet. On the:reverse of the great seal of the United States of America,

whose obverse beareth the eagle and thirteen stars it was
engraved in 1776, but not adopted. It is found in the
mounds of America in North Carolina, Henderson County,
Iowa, the Serpent mound, Adams County, Ohio, with the
Egg of Promise built in the shape of the name of Fazii, ourspelling of God, and further is seen in the Wisconsin Kicka;;

poo River, of no longer the mounds of the Aborigines, butof the Antedeluvians, for their arrangement, as I show you
to-day, is the history of Creation, that corresponds with thediscovered Egyptian and "lost" Hebrew languages; tabletof Abydus, that was written by Fnr Lamar, the wife ofNoah, on the Ark at Mt. Ararat;

the ancient Chinese, Jap-

anese, Babylonian, Assyrian and Indian languages, of America, thatI

found spelt

Anon— Eden.

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and again America, the A changed to E. The pike shaped
point is the initial letters of Adam and Ava, whose namewas fomid spelt in Genesis "AOA," and their Egyptian
meaning is Adam, or God's man made of the waters andearth or land in Anon:hername indicates greater perfec-—

both names found in monogramic symbol oftion, etc.
Adam, one in a square from creation in purity with God in

Eden.
of

An interesting find has been made from " The Catacombs
Rome" by Rev. W. H. Withron, M. A., which in part

we copy, showing the illustrations that I have plates madethe important Pike and C. Furni monograms that existed long B. C, and has been employed since
to show the union of the line with Thecla, daughter Maryand Joseph. One religiously counting from God, and thensingularly
from his first Creation, Eve and Adam, which

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First was the count of Fa, which

was the most ancientname of God, with twenty-seven generations of Pharaohs toand including Fnr Arta, married Fna Tata, born 2192 and2184 of Creation of Ava and Adam, who occupy Gen. 26
in births counted

from leaves of a wreath pointing to thename of God, called also a crown, and is a picture symbol of
the Egg of Promise, found in Serpent mound, of the Abori-gines of America.

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Thirty-one generations are found in the plume of the pen
on right hand side, which count to 57 Fnr Baru and FnaTachnatis, born 3370 and 3375 thirty-four generations arefound on left hand plume of pen, giving the count of gener;

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Fnr Tom Fonia married Agrippa Lucius
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Thecla, married C. Furnius;

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daughter Thecla married

Asa Pike, an early union of the two lines
returning to one again.

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A plate of C. Furnius, Pike and Thecla, signet ringwith monogramic spelling of Noah in the
Hebrew, Line and Fish symbolic
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The name of God in four

Said to indicate the martyrdom of one of thelanguages with a Lambsurmounted by name ofPike family at Rome.
counts back twenty-

Pike, Thecla and Fur-It

nius monogramfrom whichnine generations to Fna
So or Zo, a physician
who died aged one hun-flows four rivers typicaldred and thirteen years,:

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Briefly^l, the square tablet God wrote
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who had God's tablets andsquares written first which they rewrote arranging the truth in adifferent form that he was of the Pharaohs, C. Furni, Pike line who

worshipped one God, Trinity in pure God's commands: it gives
names of Constantine and date Anos, February 3, 272 A. D., andname M. A. L. C. Furnius, etc.
2, plume pens of authorship and feathers worn by AmericaH
Aborigines, now traced over twenty-six generations.

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clearness of line that Christ preached, one God, one Messiah,

Christ.
4, AlphaZIFa_^God, Omega that has-in it the name of Trinity
one God, Christ and line of the letter C of the P which is a Greek R
and the I below with a pure white line running through indicating
One God Universe, of all mankind, and removing the
P we haveon Peter Faneuil tomb the same monogram with the P
Pike
Funal^^Fernald written on the stone above Faneuil's coat of arms,
whose name has been translated from the Hebrew Bible untruthfully, Peniel and again Penuel, Genesis XXXII, 30 and 31, whose
Egyptian translation is 3 plus
Trinity is one God the cypher
is a picture symbol spelling the name of God, which in most ancient
Egyptian and Chinese is translated Fa
the first letter of theprimitive alphabet written, as tlie Bible says, by God also symbolieof the sun, kept in the first letter of your name. The Hebrew ofPenuel and Penial is found but once in the lost Hebrew called incorrectly, but in truth was never lost, although changed by inserting points; that find is in verse 31, FNfal, as taken in Hebrew fromthree Bibles; the Greek does not give the name at all, but theircoins do in great abundance. The first letter symbol spells Fana,
with a pike or sword point projecting from its upper left handpoint, which when removed leaves the letter C in Hebrew, with thenext word C F, after the Faneuil which here has one spelling,
Fnaal, C F \ another, Fanonl and al, etc.

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6, the cross with a Pike A and =^Alpha with Omega, the firstand last letters of the Greek alphabet, placed so as to make an F ofthree lines.

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The monogramic ship has on it the English coat of arms, longname of God over the three top pyramids, initials of Christ, the God and Messiah Pike outlined, below
right are two PPs, left, a^folded envelope with a pyramid above andlong line forming a Greek L with a point towards the Hebrew terline from Earth to Heaven,;minal M, etc.
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Gives th,e name of Pike
spelt Peic. See lastyear, Kecords 1902.

10, Egyptian, has on catouche the squares written by God, copied
by Ava in the land of Aon (illustrated) and emblem of truth, tablets
written by hand of God of.Heaven, with monogramic Mfor the pure
like a diamond, of earth, with, at extreme right of this, the darkened
sun, which is the F of primitive alphabet, and the giving of thewhole three letters from which all alphabets.
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TEMPORE ADRIANI IMPERATORIS MARIVSADOLESCENS DVX MILITVM QVI ^ATIS VIXIT
DVM VITAM PRO CHO CVM SANGVINE CONSVNSIT IN PACE TANDEM QVIEVIT BENE
MERENTES CVM LACRIMIS ET METV POSVERVNT I. D. VI.

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The nine commandments written in tlie landof tlie threedouble monuments, Colorado, copied by China
after Ham from God's commandments.
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nNlA ET F(JPike's signature counting thirty-three generations of man.
Shows record from Catacombs of Rome of mother and sons, with theinitials in red, meaning the line of beauty of Christ, who came andwent of upright line of Ham and Noah, etc.

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An enlarged Pike, Thecla, C. Furnius seal. Serpent's mound in
America, the land of Ava and Adam, which God first peopled, where
sinned Adam from the serpent of lust and Ava line of beauty was
SALUTApure as the spotless dove of love, peace, humanity.
TIONS. The Egyptian translation of SALUS, written as it is on
the letter of Egypt D, is the line of beauty of Beaven and Earth, as
Christ is the pure Lord of all United States and of aU the world.

The name of Christ I found drilled into Dighton Rock in
The cross was notcipher under and with the name of God.
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Catacombs of Rome, simple and undisguised, does not occur;

dated till 407 A. D.

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C. Furnius and Pike lamp, dated 200 B. C.

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R. cor. lamp beareth seal on Peter Faneuil's tomb, etc.

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All the religions thatI

have investigated, and

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have

looked deeply into the matter, have traces of the one primitive that had no martyrs or sinful suffering till mankind wilfully changed the commandments and laws of God, whichlaws for health andarehappiness, here andhereafter.

Will you, will the world wisely search for and find and giveback again the pure commandments and laws that were
written on tablets, squares of stone for Ava and Adam's sonsand daughters, with the primitive alphabet, F. A. M. ThisI have read in the strangely beautiful languages, which givea beautiful religious meaning to every name of Earth, andnow there is not a name any of you can mention in the
English language but what I can in a few moments recite toyou its religious meaning and the key of cipher of this andthe primitive religion was found in the letter of John Fernald and Peter Faneuil, the Pike-funal tomb.
As there was a marriage of one of the two surviving"daughters of General Z. M. Pike to John Cleves Symmes
Harrison and remotely into St. Muir, Moore line, it may not
be uninteresting to glean a few facts from our cousin's letter— the distinguished scholar, statesman and ex-Presidentof this now great United States of America"674 North Delaware Street,"Indianapolis, Ind., June 13, 1896.
" Dr. C. A.

Fernald, Boston, Mass.
*'My Dear Sir I do not know that:—I

quite gather thescope of the request that you make in your letter of the i ithOf course I can have no objections to any one using, in any
publication, a print of my grandfather. General Harrison.

The one you enclose I think is not a good likeness.
"My uncle Symmes married a daughter of General Pike,and the son of his now living in Kentucky though I do notknow his Post Office address married a daughter of Captain Moore, who lived on a plantation adjoining the old Pikehome in Kentucky.

——

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my grandfather is not, as far as I know, in
have recently had my attention called to a

" The sword of

the family.

Isword in possession of some members of the Symmes family
at Hamilton, Ohio, which, from an inscription on it, seems
to have been used by John Cleves Symmes and afterwards
by General William Harrison.
" Very truly yours,"Benjamin Harrison.'"was searching for Major Robert Pike's sword, that may

Iyet be found somewhere in the family, and found one
innow

my possession and another owned by Walter Kendall

Watkins, may have been two of these three swords owned
by General Harrison, as the preponderance of evidence
showed, mine is a treasured relic.
The point of the pike sword pictured in the ancient Chinese language, on the pikes of John Pike's crest of arms, haveand ever will be less powerful than the point of the plumed
pens under his coat of arms and those shown on the Con-—

stantinian Pike monogram.
If our excellent

President and Chairman can get the Pike

facts from our industrious gleanings from all sources, be theyon hallowed or unhallowed ground, leteach one bringUSout and contribute the truth wherever it is found. Be it inrecords, deeds, wills, private family memoranda in any
language, or cipher written that in time of the misnomer
called "religious " persecutions, from antique pieces of furniture, medals, coins and often valuable traditions, whether
from home, the Catacombs of Rome, or from our earth's
most ancient buried cities.

In conclusion it is well to graciously bestow our highest
tributes of most distinguished regards unto the Nations, theSTATES, the Commonwealth of MASSgreatin every nation and
the PIKEUNITED
ACHUSETTS,FAMILIES

clime, with their officials and members;

we ever bearing in

mind our famous mottoes, which in themselves are a sermon and a specific prescription.

Charles A. Fernald

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HUGH PIKE, OF NEWBURY
The first I know of my remote ancestor, Hugh Pike, isHe wasand at Hadley in September of same year took oath of allegiance and fidelity in
1676, aged twenty-one, showing him to have been a foreigner
and a mere youth when he went to help exterminate the Inhis being recorded in King Philip's War, in 1676.

at the defence of Hatfield in April,;dians in 1676.
In 1685, when he was about twenty-eight, he married
Sarah Brown, a granddaughter of one of Newbury's earliest
settlers
not an early marriage for the day and generation.
Three children were the result of that marriage
Mary,
Hugh and Joseph. Mary married, first, Moses Pike, June
he was drowned, December 18, 1716; second,
171 1
5,Timothy French, June 9, 1722. Hugh, who married, first,

—

:

;

Hannah Kelly, June 30, 1714; second, Hannah Emerson
November 24; 171 5. Joseph, who married Johanna Head,
December 28, 1710. Wife Sarah, perhaps, died about thetime Joseph vi^as born, although as yet no record has beenfound of it, and he evidently married again Mary Woodies, asinfor

1692 he with wife Mary, and other heirs, signed a deed
land sold " which legally descended to them by thedeath and bequest of their grandfather, Richard Woodies,late of Boston, deceased."

By his second marriage he had Johanna, who married
Henry Springer, October 15, 1719 Solomon married Ann;

Eastman, daughter of Benjamin and Judith (Knight) Eastman, of Salisbury, January 23, 1724; Joshua married Susanna Mead, May 24, 1739 and a child, born 1704, died
1 707, non compus fnentis.
;

The second wife died before her husband, as no mention
made of her in his will, but the date is as yet unknown.
He died at Newbury, December 22, 1727, about seventyisyears of age, and in his will bequeathes "his well-beloved

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Sarah Ackerman, forty shillings, the one half in pork
and the other half in beef also six pounds in money or billsof credit to be paid within two years."
It is thought he intended soon to have married Sarah Ackerman.
He seemed to have acquired both land and goods. He
had an interest in a sloop called "Hopewell," of which hebequeathed to each of his children a fifth part of his interest
besides which he gives his son Hugh "his biggest
gun, half his wearing apparel, and one hundred acres ofland at Cock's Hall, so called."
To son Joseph, his least gun, one hundred acres of land at
Cock's Hall and half his wearing apparel.
Gives son Solomon one-half of all his housings and landin Newbury; he to pay daughter (granddaughter.?) Nancy
Springer, and Sarah French, twenty shillings in bills ofcredit, within six months.
Gives son Joshua Pike the one-half of housings and lands
in Newbury
he to pay son Solomon one-half of what Solo-friend,;;;mon has paid out on same

within four

years in

bills

of

credit, etc.

Gives daughter Mary French half his household stuff not
disposed of elsewhere, one-half of all provisions in the houseand half his swine.
Gives daughter

Hannah Springer same as Mary French^also a cow.

Gives granddaughter Nancy Pike one feather bed withbedding and furniture belonging thereto.
Gives grandchildren one hundred acres of land at Cock's
Hall, to be equally divided between them.
The three hundred acres of land at Cock's Hall appears
to have been purchased by him for a valuable sum (notnamed) from one John Burnham, "being part of a tract ofland which myself and divers others purchased of Mr. Har-

lakenden Symonds, of Ipswich, which tract of land is six
miles in length and four in breadth, known by the name of

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Cock's Hall, in ye County of Yorkshire,inye Province ofDated June lo, 1694; signed John Burnham, with
Jacob Tappan and Joseph Little as witnesses.
" I have all the deeds, wills and probate records of YorkCounty," writes Dr. Pike to me some years ago, "and theland has not been disposed of by any of the heirs according
to the records.
Cock's Hall, of the will, is the present townof Lyman, about twelve miles from Saco.
I have considerable curiosity to know what became of the three hundred
Maine."

acres."

Son Solomon was the only child who had no interest in
the sloop called " Hopewell."Of the next generation, my ancestor, also Hugh, wasborn May 28, 1686. I think he is also called carpenter orhousewright, like his father. When about twenty-eight hemarried Hannah, daughter of John and Sarah (Knight)

who was born at Newbury the same year. One
Hannah, was born March 31, 171 5, the mother probably dying at her birth, as on November 24, 171 5, the marriage of " Hugh Pike, of Newbury, and Hannah Emerson, of
Amesbury, by Thomas Wells, minister of Amesbury," isrecorded in Newbury.
Hannah Emerson was young, only
about sixteen, but came from tough, sturdy stock on the
one hand, and from a line of fighters on the other. Her
father, Samuel Emerson, was a brother of the famous
Hannah Dustin, of Haverhill, and her mother, Judith Davis,
Kelley,child,

a sister of the Indian fighters of that name.

(I

have only

circumstantial evidence for the parentage of Hannah Emerson, but it is quite strong.)

Ten children were the result ofthat marriage: Mary, born April 6, 1716, married Bartholo-

mew Heath

Solomon, born May 30, 1717, died February
1719-20; Sarah, born January 15, 1718, married Francis
Chase; Abigail, born March 23, 1721, married Amos Campbell and lived at Hopkinton, N. H.; Elizabeth, born July;20,

14, 1723;

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Moses, born January 20, 1726-7, married Mary Harriman,
andmoved to Bath, N. H.; Simeon, born June 20, 1729; Solomon, born January 20, 1731 Ruth, born May 20, 1734.

of Plaistow, N. H., and had seven children born there;

Between 1735-7,^r" awful scourge of throat distemper
swept over the land, most of the victims being children-

The town records of Haverhill say:" Of persons who losttheir children during the awful throat distemper of 1735-7,

was Hugh Pike."

Simeon, Solomon (the second child of
I think
Elizabeth, died during thistime.
His wife, Hannah Emerson, also died about thistime, of what cause I know not.
The history of Haverhill" Only one person upwards of forty died during thesaysthat name), Ruth

— and

—

:

throatdistemper.

She may have been that one.

He

evidently married again, Mary Case or Carr, as such a marriage is recorded in Plaistow, also two children are recorded

there: Ruth, born March 9, 1743, and Lydia, born August22, 1747.
Ruth married, 1761, Solomon Backer, and settled

Pomnalborough, Maine. Her sister, Lydia, went with
her and in 1766 married Samuel Williams, of that place.
inWhen Moses moved to Bath, N. H., about 1766-7, he settled on an island in the Ammonoosuck River, at the upper

He served at various times in the colonial warsIn 1746 he was in Captain Goff's company, and in 1760 hevillage.

was

in

—

Colonel Goff's regiment, from June 6 November
Canada. In 1768 the town records

27, in the invasion ofshow he claimed five acres of land (for settlement of service
rendered).
His children, Susanna, Hannah and John,
died young of Mehitable, Hannah again and Sarah, norecord is known.
His only son Moses married Lucy Stickney in 1785, and lived in Bath in 1802, when he paid his lasttax.
The Stickney Genealogy says he then moved to Ohioand had six sons and three daughters living in 1866. Moses
was also a' Revolutionary soldier.
;James, born May 25, 1725, by wife, Ann George, of Hav-

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had four sons and three daughters. Wife Ann was
granddaughter to one of Haverhill's earliest settlers. Her
erhill,father was John Swoddock George, and her mother, Alice

Robinson.
Simeon, the eldest child, was born in Newbury, Augusti6, 1747, and married Mary
Alice, born at Haver;June 28, 1750, died 1754; James, born at Plaistow, N.
H., December 13, 1752, married Alice George; Alice, bornat Plaistow, June 24, 1756; Austin, born March 29, 1759;
Hugh, born February 11, 1762, and Anne, born February

hill,

the latter three also born at Plaistow.
have no further record of the daughters, but three ofthe four sons; with the father, served in the Revolutionary
War. Simeon was in the scrimmage at Lexington on April
I9» I775> and was one of the two from New Hampshire who
were killed at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775.
On March i, 1776, an order was signed by Mary Pike,
widow of Simeon, for "twenty-five shilling in lieu of abounty coat due her late husband, he having been killed at
Bunker Hill." He left one child, Anne, born 1774, whomarried Moody Noyes and moved to Bennington, Erie Co.,N. Y., the widow Mary going also she died at the same,
January 26, 1844 the daughtt-r, Anne Noyes, lived at Canaan, N. H., and had twelve children.
James, Jr., who married Alice George, lived for awhile atHaverhill their first child, Hannah, was born there, December 6, 1777; a little later he moved to Goffstown, N. H.,
and from there to Andover, N. H., where he was collectorof the "River District" of Andover, in 1790, and some21, 1765

;

I

;

;

;

He was also at the battle of Bunker Hill andyears after.

at Concord andOf his children, Hannah marRebecca married Enoch Nelson Simeon
ried Levi George
married Melinda Nichols and enlisted September 13, 1814,

was wounded
Lexington.

;

he was also at the alarm

He died, 1837.
;

for three months, from Unity,;

N. H., in the War of 1812;

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Alice Sally James Stephen, who died youngHugh,married Mrs. Betsy Fuller Major Samuel, married threetimes first, Elizabeth Brown, 1821 second, Hannah Wells,
;

;

;

;

;

:

1838;

;

third,

Polly

Clark,

1844.

In

all

children, and was a major in State Militia.

died young

he had twelve
Lydia and Polly

Rufus, who has been given as his son, married
Elsey G. Nelson and settled in Rochester, Minn. Of his;eight childrc-n-, five settled at Rochester, Minn., two at Elk
River, Minn., and two lived at Aurora, S. D.

Austin, born March 29, 1759, at Plaistow, son of Jamesand Ann (George) Pike, married Thankful
and livedin Unity, N. H., where he deeded land in 1800, 1805 and1826.
He probably had several children.
Hugh, born February 11, 1762, son of James and Ann(George) Pike, married 1786, Sally Giles, and had fourchildren.

James Pike, the father, was a man of much importanceduring the troublesome Revolutionary times. He was at
the battle of Bunker Hill and the alarm at Concord and Lexington.

As early as 1748, when trouble was caused in the"by those who lately came among us,"affairs of the town

an appeal was made to the citizens signed by prominentmen, among whom appears the name of James Pike, also John
George, brother of his wife. He was on various committeesof Correspondence and Safety.
In November, 1779, he wasone of ten to fix the prices of merchandise and country produce, and in 1780, again on the Committee of Correspondence and Safety. When donations of clothing were calledfor,

Army, he donated three shirts and five pairs"women who stayed atAgain, in 1780, he gave one pair "shues" (shoes)

for thestockings, probably the work of thehome."and one pair stockings.
very much

My respect for the gift increased

when I later learned that a pair of shoes wasvalued at $100, Continental money. In October, 1797, theassessment of real estate in Haverhill placed the value ofRecords of the Pike Family

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his at $120.

He died at Haverhill,

1811,

eighty-six, having lived to see the country

at the age of
which had been

so dear to him and his sons, on a firm footing

among thenations.

Hugh, his youngest son, also served in the Continental
Army, one month and ten days, at Castle Island, in throwHe enlisted in Captain James Mallon's
ing up defences.
company, although but seventeen. After his marriage he
His wife was youngest child of Edmund(Eleazer^, John '^ Edward^) Giles and Esther Ellenwood(Ralph Ralph 2, Ralph ). He was a blacksmith, and died
before 1796, at which time the widow settled his affairs.
In
Of the four
1803 the widow married Asa Gouldsbury.
children, Hugh was born May 26, 1787, married twice
James, born February 23, 1790, of whom I know nothing
more Sally, born April 27, 1792, married Samuel Cole anddied May 3, 1826, without issue; Giles, born June 18, 1794,
lived in Beverly.

",

^

;

;

died about 181 5.

Hugh\ the eldest child, married twice, first to Betsey
Marston, December 30, 1810. He lived for a while at Salem, where three children were born
28, 181 1, married Sarah Davis, by:Giles, born

Octoberwhom he had six or sevenchildren, all but two of whom are now dead;there are also

living three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

The

only one bearing the name is a grandson of ten or twelve,Louis Pike, whose whereabouts I do not know. Hannah, born

October6, 1813, died August 6, 1821. William, born January
13, 1816, married Elizabeth Stone he died January 9, 1847.
One daughter was the result of that marriage, who is married and has two children, all living in Cambridge.
Betsey (Marston) Pike died February 3, 1820, and on
November 23, 1820, he married again, Elizabeth Hale, of
Beverly, the descendant of Rev. John Hale, of Beverly, theaccusation of whose wife for witchcraft was the means ofchecking the delusion. Three children were the result of;Records of the Pike Family

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marriage: Elizabeth, born January 19, 1823, married.
K. Davis, two children living at present time. Caroline,,born January 23, 1825, died November, 1903, unmarried.,
George Hale, born April 29, 1828; three children and two
grandchildren, are the descendants of the latter.
Hugh
Pike died in Boston, October 29, 1851. He was a memberof the Salem Artillery Company
enlisted for War of 1812
served six months on home duty, subject to call. The callcame and preparations were made to go when word camethat peace was declared.
His sword and fife are in the
that
E^.

;

;

family.

George Hale Pike married December 9, 1857, Meraina
There were five children, two daughters
and a son yet living the son unmarried. He enlisted January 23, 1863, in the Civil War, for three years, or close

Naomi Butman.

;of the war.

For a while I could find no one along my line of descent
who died in November,
1903, and my cousin, Miss Elizabeth Davis the majority
claiming their descent from John, of Newbury, through MaA few of the less ambitious reached
jor Robert the Great.
emigrant John through his son John. But missing links arebeing found, and descendants of Hugh, of Newbury, now
make a fair counting at the reunions and in the Association.
Descendants of Mary ^ (Hugh^), who married Timothy
French of Moses^ (Hugh^), who married Mary Harriman,
and of Hugh ^ (Hugh ^), are among the number. James',(Hugh^ Hugh^) had three sons in the Revolutionary War,and each of the three, I think, is represented in the
Association by one or more lines of descent. At future reunions I hope for the pleasure of meeting with all present
who are descendants of Hugh, of Newbury.
I' would
urge an effort to collect and preserve all

save my aunt. Miss Caroline Pike,;;

possible itemsofinterest;of fact,legends or tradition

which may be gathered from those yet among us, as well as

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may not be of hisknow that my father
from what is now a thoroughfare

from histories and reference books.
toric valueIt

to future generations to——used to fish when a boy
Boston or that he once heard from the pulpit a ministerin;announce that " prayers are requested for the safe return ofBrother Simonds, who is about to undertake a perilous journey to New York " but it will give a pleasing interest to
the records, even if such items go down the ages as legends
and traditions. Legends and traditions form an interesting
part of records of the past, but should be labeled as suchand not confounded with facts.
M. L. Pike;

Newburyport, Mass., May 4, 1904.
Dr. Clifford L. PikeI:

send you design of the old settlers' memorial, which thelocal Historical Society is to erect near the spot where these

The name of John Pike will represent thePike family ot Newbury, the same as Percival Sewall will
represent the Sewall family. The Historical Society has no

pioneers landed.

made to the descendants ofhome and abroad, to aid in thefunds, but an appeal has beenthese emigrants, both atwork.

More than half of the cost has already been secured,as the local people are subscribing liberally and the responses

from those to whom I have written have been very gratifyNo large sums are expected or asked for the maximing.
um has rarely exceeded ten dollars, and from that down to
two dollars.
Trusting this will be endorsed by you, I remain;Yours truly,

Mrs. E. L. Withington.
206 High St., Newburyport, Mass.
In behalf of Historical Society of "Old Newbury.","LANDING PLACE AT PARKER RIVER"
To the Men and Women

Who Settled in
Newbury
From 1635 to 1650
andFoundedIts

Municipal, Social

and Religious Life.
This

Monument—

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In reply to my letter of inquiry,97

December 16, 1904:

Dr. Clifford L. Pike.

—My Dear Sir I have to day received your letter in regard to the old settlers' memorial and thank you for yourcontinued interest in the scheme. After various delays themonument will doubtless be in place the coming Spring or
The spot has been decided upon at
early in the Summer.
the " Lower Green " and the foundation is already in the
granite shaft is soon to be put in place, the bronze ship is:;

The interest in the

cast and the tablets are in preparation.

monument has been unabated and donations from descendants abroad have been most liberal.
The great drawback has been deciding what names should
be recorded. At length it was left to a committee consisting of my brother, William Little, who has been Presidentof the Historical Society since 1877,

until

resigning lastyear; Hon. J. J. Currier, our local historian, and myself.
And we have decided upon about sixty-five names.

There can be two more tablets on the other two sides. I
have wished that the descendants of Major Robert Pikemight raise money enough to have his name with those of his
friends,

who petitioned in his behalf in

1652, placed

upon

another tablet, as I think that a significant event in history.
Perhaps you will think thus, and remember, it need not be
hurried, as a tablet can be placed later on.

I should

have toconsult our artist, as he must do the work, but I do notthink it would cost over seventy-five dollars possibly more.

—

you wish any more information dowrite me.
If

nothesitatetoYours cordially,

Elizabeth L. Withington.
206 High St., Newburyport, Mass.

December 18, 1904.

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Liverpool, N. S., April 25, 1904.
Clifford L. Pike, Esq., Saco, Maine.
I must apologize for not replying to your letDear Sir
I
have been looking up some family data andter earlier.
:—the statement that I had has either been mislaid or lost, or I

may have given it to a distant kinsman of mine who is gathering material for a family history.
I

may say that I do not think that either of

the

New-

foundland Pikes or those in the United States are related to
our family.

If they are,itmust be a long way off.

My great-grandfather, John George Pyke, for whom I wasnamed, was born in England and came with his parents to
Halifax, N. S., at its first settlement by Colonel Cornwallis.
He was an only child. His father died the year after andhis mother married Richard Wenman.
She was Anne
Scroop, or Scroope, and was descendant from Richard Le
Scroope, Lord Chancellor of England.
My great-grandfather was only a child at his father's death and was sent toEngland and educated there. As I said before, he was the
only child.
His mother, by her second marriage, had threedaughters. Two became the wives of Captains Howe andPringle, of the British Army, and the other married Benjamin Green, who succeeded his father as Treasurer of theProvince.
John George Pyke was married in St. Paul's,Hahfax, on the 24 August, 1772, to Elizabeth Allan, adaughter of Major William Allen, of the British Army, by
his wife Isabella, daughter of Sir Eustace Maxwell.
Her
brother, John Allan, settled in Maine and was an officer inthe Revolutionary Army.

John George Pyke had a large family, seven sons and fiveThe eldest son, George, went to Montreal andbecame a Judge of the Supreme Court. His descendants
are all, I think, in the Province of Quebec.
Another son,
Wincknatte Pyke, was a lieutenant in the Seventh Royal
Fusiliers, and was killed at the storming of San Sebastiandaughters.

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He was unmarried.

in Spain.

99

John Wenman Pyke was mygrandfather.
I represent one of his sons and a cousin inthis Province, the other son.
The remaining sons of J. G. P., except Thomas, died unThomas married and had one daughter, who, I
married.
think, is still alive and resides in Montreal.
The eldest daughter of J. G. P., Anne, married the Hon.
James Irvine, of Quebec. She had only one child, the late
Lieutenant-Colonel Irvine Isabella, the only other daughter, who married, had no family.
Such is a brief outline of the family. I do not know fromwhat part of England my ancestors came. The family coatIof arms that I had has been unfortunately destroyed.
The latter is " Adhave a copy of the crest and motto.
;

McAtamrA distant cousin of mine, a clergyman of the Church of
England, is gathering material for a family history. As he is
not in charge of a parish and travels about a good deal, I do
not know where he is, as it is some time since I heard from
I should be pleased
him, but will find out as soon as I can.
I am afraid, howto become a member of the Association.
ever, that I could not go to Boston in September at its
meeting there, as I want to go to Grand Lodge and to our

Diocesan Synod this Summer and could not spare any moreWill be pleased to hear from you.
So far as this Province is concerned, there are no Pykes
in any way connected with me, except the cousin above reThere is another family in Halifax, but I thinkferred to.
they came from Newfoundland.

time.

Yours truly,

John George Pyke

Chamber of Commerce,
Colorado Springs, Col., June 21, 1905.
Mr. Clifford;;_L. Pike, Secretary-Treasurer,
Pike Association of America,
Saco, Maine.

My Dear Sir :— A few days ago I wrote to W. L. Streeterof your city, asking him if I could secure two or three cop-

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ies of the twobooklets of"The Records of the Pike Fam-

1900-01, and 1902.

ily,"

General Palmer, the founder of this city, has just orderedja copy of the portrait of General Pike, which hangs in Inde-j

pendence Hall, and is owned by the City of PhiladelphiaWe have a statue
It was painted by Charles Willson Peale.
of Pike here, but it is a very crude one.
I

efit

I

i

.

anticipate compiling a small booklet of Pike for the benof the thousands of tourists

who

pass

through here;

yearly.

\Your courtesy in this matter will be greatly appreciated,and I shall be glad to compensate you for any expense you

may incur.
Are you aware that Pike's great-nephew, Charles J. Pike,
instructor at the National Academy of Design,is

New York,\very much interested in the Pike family, and has quite a!

library on the subject.

third Street,

His address is 151 West Twenty-1

New York City.
Very truly yours,;

Henry Russell Wray, Secretary|

DEATHS REPORTED TO AUGUST I, 1905
Morrill,

Miss Elvira (corrected fromlast report),

born inAmesbury, Mass., Nov. 29, 1856; died, Oct. 19, 1901.!
Pike, Samuel W., born in Paxton, Mass., June 22, 1863;:
died, April 11, 1902.

Pike, Benjamin Franklin, born in
18,

1822

;

Cambridge, Mass., Jan.

died, October, 1902.

Butler, Mrs. Mary S., born in Waterborough, Me., Oct. 17,

1815; died, Oct. 26, 1903.
Pike, Miss Caroline M., bornin Beverly, Mass., Jan. 25,

1825; died, Nov. 11, 1903.
Hill,

Hiram Warren, born in Fletcher, Vt., Nov.
died, Dec.

i,

1903.

16,

1836;

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Mrs.

Witherell,

Ivers

L. (Eunice

Cornish, Me., Sept. 21, 1825

;

Smith

died,

loi
Pike),

borninDec. 25, 1903.

Peirce, Miss Sarah Louise, born in Frankfort, Me.,March

28, i860; died, Jan. 10, 1904.

Thing, Samuel
died,

B.,

born

in

Shapleigh, Me., July

4,

1833

15,

1824;

;

March 4, 1904.

Pike, Jabez Marston, born in Lubec, Me.,Aug.

died, April 26, 1904.
Pike, Captain John Fellows, born in Salisbury, Mass., April
24, 1845;

died, Sept. 15, 1904.

Pike, Rev. Elias Jenison, born in Lawrenceburgh, Ind., Feb.
28, 1846; died, Nov. 3, 1904.
Crowe, Mrs. John (Martha H. Hopper), born in Paterson,
N. ]., Aug. 9, 1840 died, Jan. 20, 1905.
Pike, Colonel Nicholas, born in Newburypcrt, Mass., Jan.
;25, 1818; died, April 13, 1905.

Pike, Dr. Daniel Lafayette, born in Newport, N. H., Sept.
I,

1832

;

died,

May 20, 1905.

Lahar, Mrs. Mary R., born in Waterford, Vt., Feb. 17. 1827;

died Sept. 25, 1905.

NAMES CORRECTED OR CHANGED, WITH
CHANGES OF RESIDENCE
Belmore, Bruce W., lawyer (from 402 Sears Building, Boston, Mass.), 1248 Grand St., corner Gardner Ave.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Mrs. Clara A. Kendrick (from Saco, Me.), Billerica, Mass.
Brown, Mrs. Frederick Goodwin (Amy E. Pike) (first report, Mrs. Henry Pike Brown), Salisbury, Mass.
Carlock, Mrs. John H. (from 141 Dodd St., East Orange,

Blaisdell,Conn.), 141

Dodd St., East Orange, N. J.

Codman, Mrs. Josie S. (in 1902 reads "Josie S. Cotton"),75 Clark St., Lynn, Mass.

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Davis,Miss Elizabeth Pike (from 24 Rockland

St.,

Rox-

bury), 1754 Dorchester Ave., Ashmont, Boston, Mass.

Dickson, Mrs. Joseph Mauser (last report, Miss Elizabeth
B. Pike, Wamsett), 58 Elm St.,

North Woburn, Mass.

Dunn, John W. (from 102 Chambers St.,South St., Newark, N. J.

New York), 63

Usher B. (from La Crosse, Wis.), Wells Building,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Gale, Mrs. Nellie M. (Eliot, Me., P. O.) R. F. D. No. 2,

Ellis,South Berwick, Me.
Oilman, Eugene C. (from 405 Main St.), 9 Belvidere Ave.,
Worcester, Mass.
Oilman, Mrs. Eugene C. (May) (from 405 Main St.), 9 Belvidere Ave., Worcester, Mass.
Gray, Mrs. Maria Freeman (from 3648 Twenty-second St.),3674 Twenty-second St., San Francisco, Cal.
Heald, Clarence E. (from San Raphael, N. M.),

Albu-

querque, N. M.

Heath, Miss Alma A. (from Plymouth), 287 Cypress St.,
East Manchester, N. H.
Humphrey, Mrs. George Richardson (in 1900 report. Miss
Marion Pike Ross, Ipswich, Mass.), Ipswich, Mass.
Lincoln, Mrs. Benjamin C. (Olive I.) (from 2 Roxton St.,
Dorchester, Mass.), 4 Maple St., Milton, Mass.
Marston, Mrs. Otis (from Smithtown), Hampton, N. H.
Martin, Mrs. Virginia Pike (from 3344 First Ave., South),1809 Portland Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
Moulton, Mrs. Dr. Olin Gates (last report Miss Jeannette

W. Pike, Wamsett, Mass.), 15 Waverly Court, Chicago,

Nitcher,

111.

Mrs. VVilham

W. (Nancy Jane) (from 457

East

Division St., Chicago, 111.), Effingham, 111.
Pettengill, Mrs. Edith Pike (from 6 Pearl" St.,

Amesbury,

Mass.), 1969 Michigan Ave., Los Angeles, Cal.

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Hon. John Q. A. (from Salisbury, Mass.), 466
South Chicago St., Los Angeles, Cal
Pettengill, Mrs. John Q. A. (Mary E.) (from Salisbury,
Mass.), 466 South Chicago St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Pike, Miss Bertha C. (from Willimantic), Mansfield Center,
Conn.
Pike, Miss Clara M. (from Wheaton Seminary, Norton,
Mass.), Hampton, N. H.
Pike, Miss Cora B. (from 122 Pearl St., Boston), 443 Broadway, South Boston, Mass.
Pike, Elbridge Newton (from 38 India Wharf), 27 India
St., Boston, Mass.
Pettengill,

Ellery Clark (from Willimantic), Mansfield Center,
Conn.
Pike, Mrs. Ellery Clark (from Willimantic), Mansfield Center, Conn.
Pike, Miss Etta G. (from 33 State St., Portsmouth, N. H.),Pike,

133 Hanover St., Providence, R. I.
Pike, Rev. Dr. Ezra B. (from East Brentwood), R. E. D.

No. I, Exeter, N. H.
Pike, Mrs. Ezra B. (from East Brentwood), R. F. D. No.

i,

Exeter, N. H.
Pike, George T. (from Brockton, Mass.), 297 Main St., Lewiston,Me.
124 South Twelfth St., ReadNorth Eighteenth St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Pike, Gertrude Irene (froming, Pa.), 2604

Henry Lee Mitchell (from 23 Orient St., Maiden),
Spring St., Melrose Highlands, Mass.
Pike, Horace L. (from South Bend, Ind.), Topinabee, Mich.
"
Mrs. Horace L. (from South Bend, Ind.), Topinabee,Mich.
Pike, Miss Katherine G. (from 113 Taylor St.), 1500 JonesPike,

San Francisco, Cal.
Marion H. (from 14 Bigelow), 382 Cambridge
St., Cambridge, Mass.

St.,

Pike, Miss

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Marion J. (from 195 Broadway), 167 World Building,Pike,

New York, N. Y.
Pike, Nellie May (from 124 South Twelfth St., Reading,Pa.),

2604 North Eighteenth St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Oscar Alfred (from Auburndale), B. & A. R. R., Boston, Mass.

Pike,

Pike, Otto Lehman (from Mettakahtla, Alaska),

Lakevllle,

Conn.
Pike, WilliamA. (from 33 State

Portsmouth, N H.),St.,

133 Hanover St., Providence, R. I.
Pike, Mrs. William A. (from 33 State St., Portsmouth,N.

H.), 133 Hanover St., Providence, R. I.

Pike, William Albert (from 2530 Vine St., Lincoln, Neb.),
Pacific Beach,Pike, William

San Diego Co.,Cal.

Roger (from Reading,Pa.),

A. T. & Santa

Fe R. R., Newton, Kan.
Pike, Mrs. William Roger (Maggie A.) (from Reading, Pa. )^A. T. & Santa Fe R. R., Newton, Kan.

Helen B. KenAve.,
Mt. VerClaremont
219

Poole, Mrs. Franklin O. (first report. Miss

Maiden, Mass.),non, N. Y.

dall,

Rundlett, Mrs. Lizzie Pike (from Exeter), Epping, N. H.

Seward, Mrs. P'rank D. (from11 58North Main

St.),

15

Summit Ave., Providence, R. L
(last report. Miss Annie B.
Lynn, Mass.), 295 Knapp St.,

Smith, Mrs. William Austin

Smith, 232 Ocean

St.,

Milwaukee, Wis.
Titcomb, Mrs. Theodate Pike (from 3 West io8th St., NewYork), 60 West Telpehockan St., Germantown, Pa.

Towne, Mrs Abbie W. (from 42 Beach
Maple St., Danvers, Mass.

St.,

Salem),

428

Whitten, Mrs. Georgia S. (from Berwick, Me.), 234 Salem
St., Maiden, Mass.

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MEMBERS ADDED SINCE SEPTEMBER \, J903
Adams, Joseph Sumner ('04)
Ayer, Harry Bennett ('05)
Bard, Mrs. Francis Angle ('04)

99 Bay St., Springfield, Mass.

Biddeford, Me.
78 Everett St., Middleboro, Mass.

Barkley, Mrs. Tliomas B. (Ida Belle Pike), R. F. D. No.
Corners, Ohio.
Bartlett, Dr. Ezra Albert

10,College

20 South Hawk St., Albany, N. Y.

Mrs. Ezra Albert (Jennie Sargent), 20 Soutli Hawk St.,
Albany, N. Y.
Bass, Mrs. James B. (Elvira A. Shippee) ('04), Route C, Water"

town, N. Y.
Baxter, Mrs. Eugene R. (Anna Pike)('04),

304 Spring

St.,

Port-

land, Me.

Berry, Mrs. Frank O. (Martha('04). 1240 Main St., Stone)
ham, Mass.
Bonney, Dr. Carleton H.
Ludlow, Vt.
Boothby, Mrs. James Franklin (Emeline Rebecca Chesey), 2.56 College St., Lewiston, Me.
Boswell, Nathaniel Kimball ('04)

Boyden, Mrs. Porter S. (Julia Ella Hale)
Braman, Albert H.

Laramie, Wyo.
Walpole, Mass.
(Box 2) Baker, Minn.
.

John Henry
Brooks, Mrs. Edward Jewett (Ellen Josephine Mudge), 93 Arlington
Ave., East Orange, N. J.
Brown, Mrs. William S. (Caroline P.) ('04). 114 First St., Exeter, N. H.
Ringwood, 111.
Buckland, Mrs. Romulus A. (Harriette Ann Pike)
Burdett, Mrs. James Edwin (Maud E. Pike) ('04), 55 Thomas Road,

Swampscott, Mass.
Burleigh, Mrs. Henry P. (Lucelia Merrill Page) ('04), East Haverhill, N. II.
Buxton, Mrs. Horace Francis (Lydia Ellis) ('04), 170 Sylvan St.,
Danvers, Mass.
Carr, Mrs. Joseph S. (Ella A. Wentworth), 929 Avenue C, San Antonio, Tex.
Carr, Robert Wentworth ('04)
621 Howard St., San Antonio, Tex.
Cartwright, James L. ('04)
19 Summer St., Hudson, Mass.
"
Mrs. James L. (Hattie Florence Pike), 19 Summer St.,
Hudson, Mass.
Case, Mrs. Benjamin F. (Louise B. Caswell) ('04), 49 Third St., Newport, R. I.

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Chandler, Mrs. Jesse Lyman (Harriet Hannah Shaw) ('04), 6 FrenchSt., Methuen, Mass.
Chapin, Frank Mortimer
Pine Meadow, Conn.
Cobb, Mrs. Francis H. (Florence A. Wolworth), 4 Monroe Heights,
Cortland, N. Y.
Comins, J. S. (*04)
Charlton City, Mass.
Cook, Mrs. William Olney (Dora Alice Pike)
Montevideo, Minn.
Coulter, Mrs. Joseph Ellsworth (Frances Rich)
Bethel, Conn.
Cummings, Mrs. Henry (Adaline Rocelia Pike), R. F. D. No. 4, Cortland, N. Y.
Curtis, Mrs. Benjamin (Mary Barnes Mudge), Wellesley Hills, Mass.
"
Daniels, William
HoUiston,'

Daubney, Mrs. James Walter (Clara Ellen Pike)

Lakefield, Minn.

Davids, William Otis ('04)
Peconic, N. Y.
Mrs. William Otis) (Jane S. Tuthill ('04)
Davis, Mrs. Ernest C. (Jennie P.
('04), 392 Central St., Sau)
gus, Mass.
Davis, Mrs. Marcellus Morse (Nancy Maria Pike) ("04), Buena
Vista, Col.

Derby, Mrs. Oliver C. (Mary E.
) ('04), 4 Elbert St., Roxbury, Mass.
Dickerman, Miss Frances C. ('04)
Pike, N. H.
Dole, Mrs. Jason Eaton (Sarah Anna Pike) ('04)
Northfield, Vt.
Drake, Mrs. Wilbur Earl (Julia Ellen Wilcox), Pine Meadow, Conn.
Edminster, Mrs. Albion W. (Ella JaneR. F. D.
)('04),

Cambridge Springs, Pa.
Emory, Mrs. Winifred Pike ('04)
Box 432, Honolulu, Hawaii
English, Mrs. T. J. (Mabel Grandy) ('04)
Sterling, Kan.
Erwin, Lemuel S. ('04)
63 Francis St., Waltham, Mass.
Farnsworth, William Clifford (lawyer) 21 Front St., Harrisburg, Pa.
Mrs. William Clifford (Mary A. Pike), 21 Front St., Harrisburg, Pa.
Fassig, Mrs. Edward Foster (Lucy Elizabeth Pike)('04),

Room 501,

Harrison Building, Columbus, Ohio.
Fernald, Mrs. Albert J. (Nancy E. Pike) ('04) 26 Chestnut St., Chelsea, Mass.
Fish, Mrs. Edwin A. (Eleanor E.
('04), 20 West St., New London, Conn.
Fisk, Henry E. ('04)
Holliston, Mass.
""
Herbert W. ('04)
1274 Washington St., Boston,Gale, Mrs. Dr. Eli Holbrook (Mary Pike), 256 Main St., Aurora, HI.
)

Gerrish, Gilbert ('04)

Mrs. Mary March ('04)

112 State St., Newburyport, Mass.
10 Second "Records of the Pike Family
Gildersleeve,

Mrs.
tuck, N. Y.

Wickham

Irad

107(Alice Sophia

Matti-Pike),

Goodrich, Mrs. Sidney T. (Medora Jones)
Bingham, Me.
Goodwin, Charles W. ('04)
Newburyport, Mass.
""
Mrs. Charles W. ('04)
Gray, George Freeman ('04), Welli Fargo Building, San Francisco, Cal.

Gray, Henry Nathaniel('04),

HotelSt.

Dunstan's, San Francis-

co, Cal.

Gray, Mrs. Henry Nathaniel (Persis Babcock), Hotel St. Dunstan's,

San Francisco, Cal.
Guild, William Albert ('04)"
Mrs. William Albert (Kate Louisa Wheeler)
Hall, Mrs. William""

Wheeler (Mary Almira Pike) 510 South FourthSt., Grand Forks, N. D.
Harris, Mrs. Dudley Randall (Carrie Brooks)
St.,

Bath, Me.
('04)

('04)

331 East Liberty

Ann Arbor, Mich.

Hazen, Mrs. Benjamin. Franklin (Clara E. Pike)('04),

88 Austin St.,

St.

Charles, Minn.

Worcester, Mass.
Hill, Hiram Dwight""

Warren"""Mrs. Hiram Warren (Sarah Otillia Pike)"
John A. (La Vergne E. Seymour) ('04), 172 Port Watson
St.,

Cortland, N. Y.

Holloway, Mrs. Mary Pike
Grinnell, Iowa"
Miss Nellie Winefred ('04)
Holmes, Mrs. Thomas A. (Ellen B. Pike) ('04), 214 Franklin St.,
Norwich, Conn.
Hornick, Mrs. William Vern (Grace Evaline Holloway), 109 South
Eighteenth St., Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Hubbard, Mrs. Cyrus (Caroline Mary Dillingham Pike) ('04), Northfield, Vt.
Huff. Mrs. Carrie M. ('04)

Jenkins, George M. ('04)"
James H.

Wellington, Me.
Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
The Custom House, New York, "Johnson, Mrs. Edmund (Cynthia A. Pike)
Cambridge, Me.
Jones, Caleb A. ('04)
Laramie, Wyo.
"
Mrs. David H. (Myra D. Pike) ('04), 41 White St., East Boston, Mass.
Jones, Willie Edward F. ('04)
53 West Astor St., Astoria, Ore.
Kendall, Mrs. Willis B. (Florence Pike) ('04), 113 Myrtle St., Manchester, N. H.

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Kilburn, Austin Stanwood (lithographer) ('04) 125 Summer St.,
Boston, Mass.
Lahar, Mrs. Mary ('04)
131 Acushmet Ave., New Bedford, Mass.
Lamson, Mrs. L. A. ('04)
78 Everett St., Middleboro,
Levengston, Mrs. Harry Marcus (Emma Clark Pike) ('05), 115 Circular St., Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
Livingston, William A. ('04), 1213 Fifth Ave., South, Fort Dodge,

Iowa.
Livingston, Mrs. William A. (Delia Maud Holloway) 1213 Fifth Ave.,

South Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Lovejoy, Mrs. liauren Bentley (Winefred)Port Townsend, Wash.
McConnell, Mrs. James Smith (Laura Lavinia Pike), 4359 Lake Ave.,
Chicago, 111.
Bangor, Wis.
Mengelt, Mrs. Martin (Adell Louisa Page)
Merritt, Mrs. Victor S. (Nellie Oravilla Small) ('04). Haydenville,
Mass.

Monroe, Mrs. William

F.

(Martha A.) ('04), 113 Moulton St., Poorest

Hills, Mass.

Morse, Miss Maud Marion ('04), 318 SpringfieldSt.,

Chicopee, Mass.

Mudge, Charles Pike ('04), with Fitchburg Trust Co., Fitchburg, """Henry Lyman
26 Cherry St., Swampscott,Nichols, Miss Emma L. ('04), 18 Medway St., New Dorchester,Capt. Melville ('04)"

Alaska S. S. Co., Seattle, Wash.

Grafton, N. D.
Nollman, Mrs. William (Adah Viola Hollister) ('04)
Morrison, Col.
Northrup, Mrs. Sonoma Margaret Pike
Creswell, Ore.
Page, Arthur Burleigh ('04)"
Francis Llewellyn ('04), 404 North Thirteenth St., La Crosse,

Wis.
Page, William H. W. ('04)"

Bangor, Wis.

Willis M. ('04)

204 Middle St., Portland, Me.
Vicksburg, Mich.
Parker, Nelson B., Kalamazoo Co.
Franklin, N. H.
Parsons, Mrs. Frank Nesmith (Helen Pike) (1900)
Patten, Mrs. George D. (Louisa Ayres) ('04), 327 East Seventh St.,
Paine, Miss Florence ('04)

Plainfield, N. J.

Perkins,

Thomas Allen (lawyer), 155 Crocker Building, San Fran-cisco, Cal.

Perkins, William

Thomas(lawyer),

201,

202

Pioneer Building,

Wash.
Haverhill, N. H.
Pike, Miss Addie Florence ('04)" Addison Ross (lawyer) ('05), 60 State St., Eoom 410. Boston,
Mass.; residence, 81 Bacon St., Worcester, Mass.
Seattle,Records of the Pike Family

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Pike, Mrs. Albert Luther Farrar (Minnie O. Bennett), Norway, Me.
" Miss Alena Pearl ('04), R. F. D. No. 1
Buckeye, Wash.
" Alfred Milton
Springfield, Tenn.
" Prof. Alfred Wesley ('04)
3 Willow Court, Stamford. Conn.
"""

Alpheus R.
Box Grove, Ont., Canada
Alva O. ('04)
33 Barrows St., Olneyville, E. I.
Mrs. Alva O. (Adaline E. Pierce) ('04), 33 Barrows St., Olney-ville, R. I.
Pike, Miss Annie J.

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Box 461, Rochester, Minn.
Arthur G.
61 Bellingham St., Chelsea Station, Mass.
Mrs. Arthur G. (Minnie L. Kennedy)"
Arthur Lloyd
267 Second St., Pittsfield,"
Randolph ('04)
1266 Wilton Ave., Chicago, 111.
"
Worcester
461 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal,
Benjamin F. ('04)
395 Central St., Saugus, Mass.
Bessie H. ('04)
Calvin Britton
Miss Carrie Ruth

Charles Durell ('04)

Henry
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Lyman

Wesley ('04)
Chester W. ('04)

Salisbury,"

Hesper, Iowa
New Hartford, Conn.
59 Lincoln St., Boston, Mass.
1440 Broadway, Watervlelt, N. YHotchkiss, Col.
12 Scott St., Augusta, Me.
17 Hunter St., New Dorchester, Mass.

Box 141, Boise, Ida.

Curtis Finlcy"
WilderTheresa, N. Y.

Danford H. ('04), R. F. D. No. 1

Eben William'('04)
Edwin Mahlon"

Stevens ('04)
Miss Eliza Frances

Hudson, Ind.
City Hall, Cambridge, Mass.

Dover, N. H.
38 Richland St., Worcester, Mass.

Souhpoit, Conn.

Eugene Henry
Box 173, Gilbertville, Mass.
""
Mrs. Eugene Henry (Mary Emma Jones)
Miss Florence May
Miss Frances Gertrude ('04)

Madrid, N. Y.
131 Park St., Chelsea, Mass.

Frank Russell ('04)
75 College St., Everett, "George Brainard, R. F. D. No. 3
Rochester, Minn.
George Herbert ('04)
41 Brook St., Brookliue, Mass.
Mrs. George Herbert (Helen Moulton), 41 Brook St., Brookline,

Mass.
Pike, Dr. Granville Russ ('04), 942 South Central Park Ave., Chicago, HI.

Pike, Harrison

29 Mechanic St., Jamestown, N. Y.

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Pike, Miss Hattie Coburn ('04)" Miss Hattie Florence ('04)

Gioveland, Mass.
"

10 Charles St., Danvers,

"
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Miss Henrietta Stowell ('04)
Henry Daniel ('04)"

Miss Isabelle T. ('04)
Jacob Clark
Mrs. Jacob Clark (Mary Tucker)
James Francis, Iron Co.

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Hezekiah Woodruff
Miss Ida Brenda ('04)

139 Park St., Chelsea,"

White River Junction, Vt.
Salida, Ohio
118 West Forty-third St., New York
134 P St., South Boston, Mass.
Lubec, Me,""

Gile, Wis.

Jay Tucker ('04)

Hicksville, N. Y.

New Hartford, Conn.

Miss Jennie Elizabeth
Capt. John C. ('04)

Eastport, Me.

John C, Jr. ('04)
41 White St., Boston, Mass.
Mrs. John C, Jr. (Sophia M. Callbec) ('04)
Mrs. John H. (Mary E. Lavery) ('04), 147 West Neptune St.,
Lynn, Mass.

Pike, Mrs. John Parmelee (Susan Mary
" Miss Katherine ('0.5)
"

"
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Calais, Me.
Lapeer, Mich.
.5 Dartmouth St., Somerville, Mass.
"
249 Marion St., East Boston,
)

('04)

Leander Byron ('04)
Lewis ('04),
Luther Martin ('04)
Manchester, N. H.
""
Mrs. Luther Martin (Nellie A. Wood)
Marshall Andrew ('04)
91 North Avers St., Chicago, 111.
Miss Mary Felton ('04)
2 8 Locust St., Danvers, Mass.

Box 13, Fair Oaks, Cal.

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Merritt Craig

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Miner Edson ('04), 3625 Tenth Ave., South Minneapolis, Minn.
Miss Minnie Warren ('04)
132 Lowell St., Peabody, Mass.
Murray Lester
Ionia, Mich.
Mrs. Oliver Morrill (Julia K. Hill) ('04), 9 Moore St., West

Somerville, Mass.
Pike. Orin A.
u Oscar Garfield('04)
Otis Albert ('04)

Box 461, Rochester, Minn.
[care of Mrs. E. D. Bone], Malta, 111.

Morrison, Col.

Otis William ('04)

Antrim, N. H.

Robert Dickson
901 Pine St., San Francisco, Cal.
Miss Sarah Elizabeth ('04), R. F. D. No. 34
Barker, N. Y.

Sherman Bacon

415 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo.
Western College, Oxford, Ohio

Miss Sophronia Bulflnch
Trenmore William

Vinton(lawyer) (1900),

Building, St. Joseph, Mo.

402,

403

Box 683, Victor, Col.
German-American Bank

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Pike, Dr. Walter Randall" Warren Chapman"

1 1

St. George, Utah
Macon St., Brooklyn, N. T.
41 Washington St., Boston, Mass.
.574

William Alfred ('04)"
8.5 Elizabeth St., Pittsfield,
William Allen" William Dallas ('04)
727 Collins St., Kalamazoo, Mich.
" William Henry ('02)
Mattituck, N. Y.
" Mrs. William Henry (Harriet H. Hallock)" William M. ('04)
37 Faneuil Hall Market, Boston, Mass," Dr. William Robert ('04), 237 East Ocean Ave., Long Beach, Cal.
" William Wallace ('04)
Groveton, N. H.
" Wolcott Knapp
New Hartford, Conn.
Newport, N. H.
Pollard, Ralph S. ('04)
Pullen, Charles F. P. ('05), German-American Bank Building, Milwaukee, Wis.
Pullen, Mrs. Lloyd T. (Catherine B. Pike) ('04), 1807 Sixth Ave.,
Des Moines, la.
Main St., Liverpool, N. S.
Pyke, John George (lawyer) ('04)
10 Peabody St., Newton, Mass.
Rice, Miss Rebecca
Richardson, Mrs. H. D. (Tama Elizabeth Page), Box 717, Laramie,"

Wyoming.
1 Depot Place, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
Robinson, Edward A. ('04)
Pine Island, Minn.
Rodrick, Daniel Webster
Newburyport, Mass.
Rolfe, Miss Mary Adams ('04)
Mrs. Moses H. (Abbie F. Hale) ('04)
Rust, Mrs. George Erastus (Lucy Agnes Pike), 19 Claremont Park,
Boston, Mass.
Sanborn, Mrs. Frank D. (Martha Pike), Box 81, New Hampton, N. H.
East Hartland, Conn.
Dr. Martha Ella Pike (1900)
Bloomington, III,
Sanders, Royal WoodsumuuMrs. Susan A.
19 Summer St., Hudson, Mass,
Sawyer, Mrs. Charlotte M. ('04)
Everett St., MiddleSeaver, Mrs. Edwin N. (Susie A.
) ('04), 78.

boro, Mass.
509 East Berry St., Fort Wayne, Ohio
Senter, Herbert Pike"
Orestes Augustus Brownson ('04), 69 Miller Ave., Columbus,

Ohio.
Lebanon, Neb.
Shippee, Leonard J.
Sibley, Mrs. Charles R. (Georgia May Pierce) ('04), Ruby Farm,
Marblehead, Mass.
Ruby Farm, Marblehead, Mass.
Sibley, Miss Edna Ruby ('04)
267 East Broad St., Columbus, Ohio
Simpson, Warner Pike
Smith, Clarence C. (lawyer). Court of Land Registration, Pemberton Building, Boston, Mass.

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Smith, George E. (lawyer) ('04)
Residence, Everett, Mass.; Sears
Building, Boston, Mass.
Smith, Mrs. Orlando J. (Laura Jane Pike), R. F. D. No. 2, Montevideo, Minn.
Smith, Mrs. Richard B. (Mary Elizabeth Pike), 29 Warren Crescent;
Norfolk, Va.
Stacy, Mrs. Joseph C. (Julia A. Pike) ('04)
Groveland, Mass.
Stevens, Mrs. Eastman F. (Etta L.) ('04), 6619 South Halstead St.,
Chicago, 111.
Stevens, Miss Elizabeth A. ('04)
64 Emery St., Portland, Me.
Taylor, Mrs. William C. (Sarah Jane Seymour) ('04), 172 Port Watson St., Cortland, N. Y.
Thomas, Mrs. Richard J. (Florence J. Wentworth) ('04), 99 Nineteenth St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Tilton, Newell Smith ('04)
Exeter, N. H.
Warren, Mrs. Charles A. (Ada Smith) ('05), 2215 Van Ness Ave.,
San Francisco, Cal.
"Wentworth, Wintield Scott ('04) [care of The Thomas Brass & IronCo.]jWauhegan, 111.

Wetherbee, Miss Ida May ('04), 74 Harvard Ave., Hyde Park, Mass.
"•
Mrs. John Herbert (Anna Augusta Pike) ('04), 74 Harvard Ave., Hyde Park, Mass.
Wheeler, Mrs. George F. (Charlotte B. Boswell) ('04), 318 Springfield
St., Chicopee, Mass.
Wilcox, George Roscoe

New Hartford, Conn.
Willard, Mrs. Russell H. (Viola A. Pike)
Dell Rapids, S. D.
Wilson, Charles Milton ('04), 85 East La Crosse Ave., Lansdowne,
Penn.
Wilson, Mrs. Charles Milton (Nellie M. Ferguson) ('04), 85 East La
Crosse Ave., Lansdowne, Penn.
Wilson, Lewis Prescott ('04)
Peterboro, N. H.
Yonge, Miss Alice
Vevay, Ind.

The Board of Directors instructed the Secretary not tosend the Association records to those members who are
more than two years in arrears for their dues, and after
having given such proper notice, to return the names of suchto them at their next meeting.

Clifford L. Pike, Secretary.

o^iAoW^y

CHAMBER OF
Pike Family Association
Saco, Me., December 20, 1906.

To the Members of the Pike Family Association:

You will remember that the Undersigned was
the Association at the Great Pike's

sent to represent

Peak Centennial celebration inhonor of General Zebulon Montgomery Pike, the discoverer of Pike's
Peak, and this is to notify you that the Association is getting up afine Pike's Peak Centennial Edition of our 1906 records, which will
include all the speeches, poems etc. delivered during the seven days
celebration together with the photographs of all the speakers andthose who took the most important part, with many of the scenesof the celebration, monuments, tablets, etc., among which willappear half-tones of Vice-President Fairbanks and wife, three
Governors of Colorado, U. S. Senators, Congressmen, Generals,
Judges of the Supreme Court, etc., also some of Sackett's Harbor,

NY., over seventy fine half-tones to represent the occasion.
The By-Laws provide that a member can have but one copy;
but they also provide that a member ecu have as many copies as
he wishes by ordering and paying twenty-five cents per copy before
the publication and this is to advise you to order as many copies as
you wish now

as they cannot be had after publication to give to
your friends or to sell at one dollar each.
This was a State and National affair gotten up at an expense ofover $600,000 and there will be a great demand for them after they

are published, as we are the only people

who will publish them inand they could not be gotten up for the price for which you
can obtain them. I now have orders for over two hundred copies.
I would advise you to send to S. B. Mansfield, Box 1452 or careof El Paso National Bank, Colorado Springs, Col., for some of the
medals issued by an Act of Congress at the United States Mint.
They are in Silver and Bronze, in the form of pocket pieces, badges
and watch fobs; the price of the Silver, are pocket piece, fl.OO;
badge or watch fob, $1.50; the price of the Bronze, are pocket
piece, 50 cents; badge or watch fob, 75 cents. The medals are likeness of Gen. Pike on one side and Pike's Peak on the other.
full,Yours most cordially,
C1.1FFORD L. Pike, M. D.,
Secretary and Treasurer

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